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Attack On The Capitol: The Policeman Died Of “natural” Causes

The causes of the death of Brian Sicknick, the police officer who died in the assault on Capitol Hill by pro-Trump protesters in January, are now known. According to an autopsy report, he died of natural causes after two strokes. Anonymous sources, cited by the New York Times, had initially assured that he had received blows of extinguisher, a version of the facts then discarded. His death remained a mystery, more than three months after the events.

Brian Sicknick’s fate had moved many Americans, shocked by the attack on the seat of Congress. His body had been exhibited on Capitol Hill, an exceptional honor, and Joe Biden had paid tribute to him on the spot. In his report, the medical examiner traces the hours before the death of the 42-year-old man. Around 2:20 p.m. on January 6, the policeman was sprayed with a chemical substance “outside”, in front of the Capitol. Then around 10 p.m. Brian Sicknick collapsed in the Capitol building before being taken by ambulance to a Washington hospital.

Four other people deceased

He died at “around 9:30 pm” the next day, January 7, in hospital. “Circumstances of death: natural”, concludes the forensic pathologist. On March 15, American authorities indicted two men, accused of having sprayed him with “bear spray”, a powerful aerosol used in the wild areas of the United States to repel these large mammals. Julian Khater, 32, and George Tanios, 39, face nine counts, including “assaulting an officer with a dangerous weapon” but are not prosecuted for manslaughter.

Four other people died in the coup: a protester shot dead by a police officer, Ashli ​​Babbitt, and three others for separate medical reasons. The US Department of Justice announced on April 14 that it would not initiate a prosecution against the police officer who shot Ashli ​​Babbitt, who died at 35, believing that there was “not enough evidence for justify criminal proceedings ”. Accused of “incitement to insurgency” by the House of Representatives, former President Donald Trump was acquitted by the Senate after a vigorous trial in February.


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