Defense Expert Says Rothe’s Prison Death Was Not a Homicide

Defense Expert Says Rothe’s Prison Death Was Not a Homicide

By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org CONCORD — Jason Rothe’s death inside the State Prison for Men’s Secure Psychiatric Unit was not a homicide, and it was not caused by asphyxiation, Dr. Emma Lew testified Monday. Lew, a forensic pathologist called as an expert witness for former Corrections Officer Matthew Millar, told jurors that Rothe’s death has all the hallmarks of a particular sudden cardiac dysrhythmia, which can cause death in seconds. “One …

TAJIKISTAN: Denial of "qualified medical care" led to Ismaili leader's prison death?

Seriously ill prisoner of conscience Muzaffar Davlatmirov, a leading Ismaili Muslim khalifa (cleric) from Mountainous Badakhshan, and his relatives repeatedly called for his transfer from prison to hospital. Prison authorities repeatedly denied this, even when his health deteriorated from May. Officials promised Davlatmirov only to "sort things out later". The 61-year-old died in the labour camp at Yavan in Khatlon Region on 26 June. Officials a…