Medical examiner: Drugs, heart disease contributed to George Floyd’s death

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UPDATED 4:40 PM PT – Friday, April 9, 2021

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner said drugs and pre-existing heart conditions contributed to the death of George Floyd. During cross-examination at Derek Chauvin’s trial Friday, Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Andrew Baker said he took into account George Floyd’s prior drug use and the effects.

During the prosecution’s redirect, Dr. Baker said he stood by his analysis of the direct causes that ended Floyd’s life.

“What today remains your opinion as to the cause of death for Mr. Floyd?” questioned prosecutor Jerry Blackwell.

“So my opinion remains unchanged,” Dr. Baker stated. “It’s what I put on the death certificate last June. That’s cardiopulmonary arrest, complicating law enforcement, subdural restraint and neck compression. That was my top line then. It would stay my top line now.”

Medical Examiner Dr Baker: “I have no special expertise in looking at videos. I’m just looking at them as another person trying to figure out what happened.”

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“And so if we look at the other contributing conditions, those other contributing conditions are not conditions that you consider direct causes. Is that true?” Blackwell asked.

“They are not direct causes of Mr. Floyd’s death,” Dr. Baker replied. “That’s true. They’re contributing causes.”

BREAKING: Medical examiner says if he found Floyd home alone he would conclude he had a fentanyl overdosepic.twitter.com/KFWJt5KyJT

— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) April 9, 2021

Dr. Baker explained Floyd’s heart “weighed more than it should” and was already limited in its ability to take in oxygen. He added, when Floyd was being arrested, the physical trauma was more than Floyd’s body could take.

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