Medical Examiner Discusses Cause of Death for Ezekiel Stephan
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LETHBRIDGE: A medical examiner took the stand Thursday morning, in the trial of David and Collet Stephan.
Doctor Bamidele Adeagbo conducted the autopsy of 18-month old Ezekiel Stephan, following his death in March of 2012. He noted that as a forensic pathologist he’s done over five thousand investigations into the cause and manner of death, saying his job is, “Telling the story of that person, that they cannot tell.”
Dr. Adeagbo testified that he found an infectious process that had severally impacted Ezekiel’s right lung and brain, concluding that he died from bacterial meningitis and a lung infection.
Going over his report, the doctor noted that Ezekiel would have had problems breathing, as he didn’t have proper lung function. There also would have been a number of side effects from pressure on his brain, caused by infection and inflammation on the membrane covering it.
