A HOME OFFICE pathologist who carried out the post-mortem on Daniel Rush gave evidence to Luton Crown Court today (Monday, December 5).
Doctor Nathaniel Carey told the jury that Mr Rush had a U-shaped fracture on the left side of his skull.
The 18-year-old died after he was hit on the head with a hammer in Longspring, north Watford, in February.
Doctor Carey said: "The affect of the blow caused internal bleeding and damage to the brain.
"In the end, complications arose, and ultimately led to this man dying."
Lee Devlin, of Badgers Gate, Dunstable, Luton, denies murder. His cousin James Newton, of Palmerston Road, Kilburn, denies assisting an offender.
The case continues.
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