A consultant pathologist with Osun State University Teaching Hospital, Osogbo Dr Waheed Akanni on Wednesday disclosed that Timothy Adegoke, the late student of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), died from haemorrhage.
Testifying before the Osun State High Court as the fifth prosecution witness (PM5), Dr Akanni said he received a call from a police officer on November 5, 2021, requesting his presence at a site for the exhumation of a dead body at Ile-Ife.
Akanni noted that the body was exhumed from the grave completely wrapped with a blood-stained duvet.
The body was taken to the mortuary section of UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, he said.
“During the examination, there was a blood clot in the right chest cavity, there was fracture of the left hyoid bone of the neck with fracture of the right cricoid cartilage. However, there were no superficial neck markings, there was no obvious tissue reaction or bleeding to the neck.
“Also, there was complete skeletonisation of the entire upper lymph with disarticulation of the left elbow joint and wrist joints.
“In my own opinion, I certified the cause of death to be severe haemorrhage, secondary to severe traumatic injury,” he said.
Fielding questions from counsel to one of the suspects Ramon Adedoyin, Dr Akanni said findings showed that the deceased never had any disease prior to his death, adding that though his internal organs were already decomposing when the body was exhumed, examination revealed that the organs were functioning properly before his demise.
He also admitted that the deceased’s vital organs, including his genitals, were intact at the time of exhumation.
