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According to Montreal's La Presse newspaper, a second autopsy conducted on former champion Arturo Gatti has ruled that he died as a result of a hanging, and not from being strangled. Gatti was found dead by his wife Amanda Rodrigues on July 11 in an apartment they were renting in Recife, Brazil. [details]
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This **** is crazy...drugged and then hanged possibly? WTF
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I would have to agree with the findings of two separate jurisdictions. It appears, sadly, that the findings of suicide are true.Originally posted by The_Executioner View PostComment
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let the man rest in peace already.Comment
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Gatti wasn't a quitter, and suicide is the ultimate form of quitting. Just my two cents.Originally posted by Al Haymon View PostComment
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I guess you cant rule anything out. I dont think his wife could hang him by her self, but maybe she had help.Comment
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According to the article, a substance that causes drowsiness was found in his system. Normally a sedative mixed with alcohol will knock someone out.Originally posted by PoetryInMotion View Post
So we're to believe Gatti got drunk, took a sedative, and was still able stab himself in the back of the head, then commit suicide by hanging?
It sure sounds like she had help to me.Comment
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yup. something is very very fishy here.Originally posted by willybullet View Post
the smile on her face when she got out of jail should give it away. her husband just died and she is so happy to get out of jail.
either way, whether she killed him or not. Arturo did not kill himself I know that for sure...Comment
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I will respect the memory of the man.Originally posted by willybullet View Post
But i must also respect the professionalism of two different medical examiners. One of them in his home country at the family's choosing.
André Picard
MONTREAL — From Monday's Globe and Mail
Last updated on Sunday, Sep. 20, 2009 07:39PM EDT
A second autopsy, conducted in Canada, confirms that boxing champion Arturo Gatti committed suicide by hanging himself at a Brazilian resort, according to media reports.
The autopsy, conducted by a Quebec coroner and overseen by a top U.S. pathologist hired by the boxer's family, definitively rejected the theory that Mr. Gatti was strangled, according to a report in the Montreal newspaper La Presse.
Amanda Rodrigues, Mr. Gatti's wife and the woman who was initially charged with murder in the case, said she felt vindicated by the findings.
“The truth has triumphed,” she said Sunday in an interview with the TVA television network. “I hope now people will stop judging me and let me live in peace.”
Mr. Gatti was found dead on the morning of July 11, in a luxury resort in Porto de Galinhas, Brazil. He was 37.
There were two competing theories about the death: 1) Mr. Gatti used a purse strap to hang himself from a staircase column after a drunken rampage; 2) Mr. Gatti was strangled by his wife while he slept and then posed as if he had committed suicide.
What is not in dispute is that the couple had a stormy relationship and that, the evening before the death, they had a violent confrontation during which a drunken Mr. Gatti assaulted his wife.
Brazilian-born Ms. Rodrigues, 23, was initially charged with murder, and spent 18 days in jail. She is suing Brazilian police for wrongful imprisonment.
However, after an autopsy, Brazilian authorities concluded that the fatal wounds were self-inflicted and they dropped all charges against Ms. Rodrigues.
Brazilian police concluded that Mr. Gatti tied the purse string around his neck, stood on a stool, then kicked it out from under his feet. The body probably dangled for several hours before falling to the floor, where Mr. Gatti was found in the morning by his wife.
Mr. Gatti's family disputed the conclusion, convinced that the boxer had been murdered. They insisted on a new autopsy, and the Quebec government agreed.
Jean Brochu, who conducted the autopsy, yesterday refused to comment on the leaked report.
Fabrizio Gatti, Mr. Gatti's brother, also refused to comment. He had said previously that the second autopsy would result in important revelations.
According to La Presse, the autopsy and related toxicology tests revealed that Mr. Gatti had chemicals in his body that are found in sleep aides. (The initial theory was that he had been drugged before he was killed.)
Ms. Rodrigues said, however, that Mr. Gatti suffered from insomnia and routinely took sleep aides such as Tylenol PM, a drug available over the counter in Brazil but not in Canada.
Mr. Gatti won two world titles during his 16-year professional boxing career. Ms. Rodrigues is the sole heir to his multimillion-dollar estate.
The couple had one child, who is now one.Last edited by Al Haymon; 09-21-2009, 01:28 AM.Comment
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