Medical Examiner Rules That a Rohingya Refugee’s Death Was a Homicide

An autopsy showed that the man suffered dehydration and hypothermia after Border Patrol agents dropped him off on a cold night in Buffalo. Gov. Kathy Hochul condemned their actions as cruel and inhumane.

The New York Times

The medical examiner in #Buffalo, #NY has ruled that the death of a nearly #blind man left alone by #BorderPatrol agents on a frigid night was a #homicide, a finding that could [better] lead to #criminal charges.

Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a #Rohingya #refugee from #Myanmar, died in February after the agents dropped him off outside a closed Tim Hortons doughnut shop. His death triggered outrage in Buffalo & around the nation.

#Trump #law #immigration #murder #HumanRights #TheCrueltyIsThePoint #CBP

…US Customs & Border Protection officials said that their agency was not culpable.

“Another hoax being peddled by the media & sanctuary politicians to demonize our law enforcement,” the officials said in an insane statement. “This death had NOTHING to do with Border Patrol. Mr. Shah Alam passed almost A WEEK AFTER he was released by Border Patrol.”

#Trump #law #immigration #murder #HumanRights #TheCrueltyIsThePoint #ICE #CBP #Sturmabteilung #WhiteSupremacy #WhiteChristianNationalism

Dr. Gale R. Burstein, the Erie County Dept of Health commissioner, said Mr. Shah Alam’s death was caused by complications from an ulcer that bored through his intestines. The ulcer formed when #hypothermia decreased blood flow, weakening the lining of his intestines, while #dehydration led to a buildup of stomach acid that eroded his digestive system, she said.

“The symptoms of a perforated ulcer are severe pain,” Dr. Burstein said….“It’s a medical emergency.”

#Trump #law #immigration #murder

@Nonilex

"it took over a week for the person to die from the gunshot wound, so you can't say we killed them."

SMDH