Dr. Satish Chundru, a Texas forensic pathologist, testified in the case of Daniel Penny, who is facing charges in the subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely. Chundru's testimony contradicted the official autopsy report by Dr. Cynthia Harris, stating that he does not believe a chokehold caused Neely's death.
Neely, who had sickle cell trait, was involved in a chaotic incident on a subway car where Penny restrained him during a schizophrenic episode. Despite having a pulse when released, Neely later died. Dr. Michael Baden, another forensic pathologist, disagreed with Chundru's assessment, emphasizing that sickle cell trait rarely leads to death and attributing Neely's demise to asphyxiation from the chokehold.
