One of six gunshots fired by gardai at George Nkencho proved fatal, pathologist tells inquest

"One of six gunshots fired by an armed garda at George Nkencho which struck him in the back proved fatal, according to the State pathologist who carried out a postmortem on his body. Kathleen Han Suyin told an inquest into the death of Mr Nkencho at Dublin District Coroner's Court that one and possibly two of the six gunshots fired by a member of the Garda Armed Support Unit had hit him in the back."

"One of six gunshots fired by an armed garda at George Nkencho which struck him in the back proved fatal, according to the State pathologist who carried out a postmortem on his body. Kathleen Han Suyin told an inquest into the death of Mr Nkencho at Dublin District Coroner's Court that one and possibly two of the six gunshots fired by a member of the Garda Armed Support Unit had hit him in the back."

One of six gunshots fired by an armed garda struck George Nkencho in the back and proved fatal, according to the State pathologist who carried out a postmortem. The State pathologist, Kathleen Han Suyin, reported that one and possibly two of the six shots fired by a member of the Garda Armed Support Unit had hit him in the back. The fatal wound was identified during the postmortem examination. Those findings were presented during an inquest into the death of Mr Nkencho at Dublin District Coroner's Court.

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