By KHRISNA VIRGIL

kvirgil@tribunemedia.net

THE surgeon that attended a prisoner who died after spending months in the Princess Margaret Hospital told the Supreme Court yesterday the main cause of death was the diminishing condition of his pancreas.

Corporal Donovan Gardiner has been charged manslaughter in the 2008 death of Desmond Key, who the prosecution alleges was severely beaten while in police custody. Constable Tavares Bowleg is accused of abetment in the case.

During cross-examination by defence attorney Wayne Munroe, Dr Duane Sands said 28-year-old Desmond Key's pancreas was severely diseased and inflamed.

Admitting that the cause of the ailment could have been a number of f ...

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