A pathologist has testified at a Navy SEAL's murder trial that a wounded Islamic State militant could have died from a stabbing described by other witnesses.
Dr. Frank Sheridan on Monday declined to offer a cause of death because information was lacking.
Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher is charged with fatally stabbing the young prisoner in Iraq and has pleaded not guilty.
Navy Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, right, walks with his wife, Andrea Gallagher as they arrive to military court on Naval Base San Diego, Monday, June 24, 2019, in San Diego. Trial continues in the court-martial of the decorated Navy SEAL, who is accused of stabbing to death a wounded teenage Islamic State prisoner and wounding two civilians in Iraq in 2017. He has pleaded not guilty to murder and attempted murder, charges that carry a potential life sentence. (AP PhotoJulie Watson)
Two fellow SEALs say Gallagher stabbed the militant after treating his injuries from an airstrike.
A medic stunned the court last week by confessing to killing the victim by plugging his breathing tube. Corey Scott says the boy would've survived the stabbing if he hadn't killed him.
Sheridan based his testimony on other witnesses and video of the patient before the stabbing.
