Former University student George Huguely's defense team opened its presentation yesterday afternoon by claiming ex-girlfriend Yeardley Love died from suffocating while lying face down on her pillow. The prosecution claims she died from blunt force trauma inflicted by Huguely.
Dr. Jan Leestma, a neuropathology expert who said he has examined more than 20 thousand brains in the course of his career, said the damage to Love's brain did not follow the typical pattern of trauma injuries. Love's autopsy revealed hemorrhages localized on the brain's base, but Leestma said "trauma to the brain is like a virus that affects the whole brain...[so the injuries] must have another explanation that is more sensible."
Leestma said "deprivation of oxygen and blood to the brain" caused Love's death, and her hemorrhaging resulted from administration of CPR by medical technicians.
"We certainly know that when help arrived, this woman was without vital signs and CPR was instituted," Leetsma said.
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