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| Omar Khan Sharif sleeps widda fishes | |
| 2003-05-19 | |
The Israeli Institute of Forensic Medicine confirmed on Monday a body discovered on the shore of Tel Aviv last week was British suicide bombing suspect Omar Khan Sharif. Sharif, 27, was thought to have been the accomplice of fellow Briton Assif Mohammed Hanif, 21, who died after setting off explosives during the attack in Tel Aviv, which killed three Israelis. Israeli authorities have been hunting Sharif since he vanished from the scene of the bombing on April 30. According to the Israeli media, two British detectives provided DNA samples, used to identify the body as that of Sharif, a British citizen of Pakistani extraction. The cause of his death was recorded as drowning.
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| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #10 Sharif is a such a loser he couldve played for DERBY COUNTY next season... wish he killed a few Israelis b4 he had a swim |
| Posted by: Peter North 2003-05-26 15:48:23 |
| #9 Jeez. And he was so good in "Dr. Zhivago". Wonder what made him go bad? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-05-19 14:23:50 |
| #8 Google and ye shall find: 10. There are no autopsy findings pathonomonic of drowning. ...[T]he diagnosis is largely one of exclusion. ... 13. It is disputed whether sand, silt, weed, and other foreign matter, found in the airways constitutes proof of immersion during life. The presence of large quantities of water and debris in the stomach strongly suggests immersion during life. Conversely, the absence of water in the stomach suggests either rapid death by drowning, or death prior to submersion. ... 15. There are no universally acccepted diagnostic laboratory tests for drowning. The diatom test is used in some British laboratories and may provide corroborative evidence of death by drowning. |
| Posted by: Dar 2003-05-19 11:46:10 |
| #7 Chuck--Yep, I get CSI--just don't watch it that religiously now that it's SPRING and the sun doesn't go to bed at 6:00! ;-) I'm still curious how one can prove drowning. It seems from the descriptions you're giving me (not definitive, granted) that it's proved by the absence of proof of another cause, rather than proof positive of drowning. Not to nitpick--just curious how it is done. Guess it's time to Google! |
| Posted by: Dar 2003-05-19 11:41:49 |
| #6 Dar, the spasm is somewhat unique to immersion. And other methods would leave bruises, fibres, the funny hemmorages in your eyes, etc. Do you get "CSI" on television where you live? |
| Posted by: Chuck 2003-05-19 10:35:57 |
| #5 Think they'll dust his back for fingerprints? Oh, wait, that's for defenestration. |
| Posted by: Bubblehead 2003-05-19 10:29:01 |
| #4 Chuck--Thank you for the info! I did not realize that. However, in follow up to that, how can they prove it's drowning then, and not asphixiation by other means, e.g. smothering? |
| Posted by: Dar 2003-05-19 10:25:44 |
| #3 This siþspawn may have tried to flee police and swam until he wore out and went to Lucifer. |
| Posted by: Korora the Penguin 2003-05-19 09:42:37 |
| #2 A general FYI. Lots of drowning victims don't have water in their lungs. Severe bronchiospasm keeps it out. I wonder if his belt was "reused" in one of the recent bombings, or if he got rid of it? |
| Posted by: Chuck 2003-05-19 09:22:16 |
| #1 I'd be really curious to know the full autopsy details--did he really drown (was there water in his lungs)? If so, was that sea water or bath water? Was he punished for his failure, or did he swim out to sea in shame and humiliation until he exhausted himself? |
| Posted by: Dar 2003-05-19 09:04:53 |