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The celebrity pathologist hired by the family of Arturo Gatti to oversee the second autopsy in the death of the ex-boxing champ says that elements were missed in the initial examination of the body.
"The Brazilian autopsy was not a complete autopsy," Dr. Michael Baden told reporters gathered outside the coroner's office in Montreal Saturday.
"There were a lot of additional findings that were not found by the Brazilian pathologists. It has to await further investigation."
Baden, who assisted the autopsy at the request of the Gatti family, said the Montreal medical examiners will perform further toxicology tests in Canada and they are waiting for more information on the scene of death from investigators in Brazil.
The U.S. pathologist is no stranger to high-profile cases. He's the host of the HBO cable TV show "Autopsy," a popular documentary series investigating mysterious and controversial deaths.
Baden has also testified for the defence or prosecution in a number of celebrity cases, including the criminal trials of O.J. Simpson and Phil Spector. He recently performed the second autopsy on the late Hollywood actor David Carradine.
Brazilian authorities said earlier this week that Gatti had committed suicide at a resort in the northeastern part of the country on July 11.
Gatti's 23-year-old Brazilian wife, Amanda Rodrigues, held since July 12 on suspicion of murder, was released Friday.
Brazilian police released more details about the incident Friday, saying Gatti hanged himself with a bag strap that he tied around a wooden staircase column more than two metres off the ground, looping it around his neck and then kicking the stool from underneath him.
That conclusion was rejected by Gatti's family and friends.
A Quebec coroner agreed to exhume the body of the former boxer at the family's request.
Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon said the government also formally asked Brazilian authorities for more information on the investigation into Gatti's death.
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