Reply #122: Chen wound caused by gunshot - US Scientists [View All]

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Three US forensic experts agreed yesterday that the wound on President Chen's stomach was made by a gun, but stressed that their results were not final
By Jimmy Chuang
STAFF REPORTER
Wednesday, Mar 31, 2004,Page 3

Three US forensic scientists yesterday said that President Chen Shui-bian's (???) stomach wound was caused by a gunshot.

"All three of us agree that the president sustained a gunshot wound," Cyril Wecht, a respected forensic scientist, told reporters.

Flanked by trajectory analyst Michael Haag and crime-scene-identification analyst Timothy Palmbach, Wecht said that the trio had visited Chen at the Presidential Office yesterday morning and carried out a careful examination of the president's wound.

"We are forensic scientists and we make sure what and how the suspect caused the damage or injury," Wecht said. "But we are not here to decide who committed the crime. In addition, we are not law enforcement officers in Taiwan. We are independent forensic scientists and we are here to assist local law enforcement officers with their investigations."

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