Jordan Neely’s cause of death wasn’t Daniel Penny chokehold — but ‘combined effects’ of drugs, struggle and schizophrenia: defense expert

Cynthia Harris, who performed the autopsy, said video of the fatal encounter convincingly showed the chokehold was his cause of death — that she wouldn’t change her ruling even if it turned out Neely had enough drugs in his body “to put down an elephant.” Harris testified earlier this week that she and the other doctors at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, including the chief, believed that Neely’s death was caused by “asphyxia,” consistent with being choked, after seeing a journalist’s video of the homeless man “dying” with Penny’s arm wrapped around his neck.

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Satish Chundru, a forensic pathologist based in Texas, told jurors in Manhattan Supreme Court that Neely’s autopsy records and video of the fatal F train altercation in May 2023 didn’t show signs typical of known chokehold deaths.

Satish Chundru, a forensic pathologist based in Texas, told jurors in Manhattan Supreme Court that Neely's autopsy records and video of the fatal F train altercation in May 2023 didn't show signs of known types of fatal chokeholds.

“No,” replied Chundru, “the chokehold did not cause death.” Daniel Penny's forensic expert testified Thurssday that Penny did not choke Jordan Neely to death.

Satish Chundru, a forensic pathologist based in Texas, told jurors that Neely’s autopsy records didn’t show signs of known types of fatal chokeholds.

Daniel Penny’s chokehold of Jordan Neely isn’t what killed the homeless man — he died from the “combined effects” of synthetic marijuana, schizophrenia and other factors, the defense’s medical expert testified Thursday. 

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