Shot Trayvon Martin 'Had Injured Knuckles'

Thu May 17, 2012 4:12 pm » by **Flecktarn**

Travyon Martin, the unarmed teenager killed by George Zimmerman in Florida, reportedly had injuries to his knuckles when he died.
The claims in US media emerged after a post-mortem examination and could support Zimmerman's allegations that Trayvon attacked him before the 28-year-old shot him dead.
The medical examiner found two injuries on the 17-year-old's body: the fatal gunshot wound and broken skin on his knuckles, according to WFTV.
Neighbourhood watch volunteer Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder and is now awaiting trial after being released on bail last month .
Legal expert Bill Sheaffer said the reported post-mortem findings were better for the defence than the prosecution.
He said: "It goes along with Zimmerman's story that he acted in self-defence, because he was getting beaten up by Trayvon Martin."
But Mr Sheaffer warned there could be another explanation for Trayvon's knuckle injuries.
"It could be consistent with Trayvon either trying to get away or defend himself," he told WFTV.
Meanwhile, a medical report detailing injuries Zimmerman allegedly suffered in a struggle with Trayvon has apparently emerged.
The report from Zimmerman's family doctor the day after the killing claimed he suffered a "closed fracture" of his nose, two black eyes, two lacerations to the back of his head and a minor back injury.
Also, the FBI is looking into charging him with a hate crime after state prosecutors said Zimmerman profiled and stalked Trayvon before killing him, according to WFTV.
If convicted of a federal hate crime involving murder, he could face the death penalty.
Zimmerman, who was patrolling his neighbourhood in Stanford, claimed the black teenager confronted him, broke his nose and knocked him to the ground, slamming his head on the pavement.
The defendant, who has a white father and a mother from Peru, said Trayvon threw the first punch and he opened fire in self-defence in the February 26 incident.
The killing sparked national uproar in America, but police initially refused to arrest Zimmerman, saying he was protected by a controversial state law that allows individuals to use lethal force to defend themselves if they feel threatened.

Thu May 17, 2012 11:59 pm » by **Blondie1w2000**

He also maybe was high, and he was shot at close range, from 1 to 18 inches away.

Trayvon Martin Had Drugs in System, Autopsy Found

By MATT GUTMAN (@mattgutmanABC) , SENI TIENABESO (@senijr_abc) and COLLEEN CURRY

May 17, 2012

Trayvon Martin, the 17-year-old who was shot and killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer, had the drug THC in his system the night of this death, according to new information obtained by ABC News.

The revelation came as prosecutors in the case prepared to release to the public hundreds of pages of new evidence along with videos and crime scene photos.

Martin's death sparked public outrage after police released Martin's shooter, George Zimmerman, without any criminal charges for the killing.

Zimmerman, 28, is a multi-racial Hispanic man who shot the black high school junior at close range on Feb. 26, and claimed self-defense, though Martin was unarmed. Zimmerman was later charged with second-degree murder, and the killing provoked widespread debate about racial profiling.

The autopsy report shows traces of the drug THC, which is found in marijuana, in Martin's blood and urine.

The autopsy also shows that Zimmerman shot Martin from a distance of between 1 inch and 18 inches away, bolstering Zimmerman's claim that he shot Martin during a struggle that landed Zimmerman on his back, Martin straddling him and banging Zimmerman's head on the ground.

Martin's autopsy report also revealed that there was a quarter-inch by half-inch abrasion on the left fourth finger of Martin, another indication of a possible struggle. The teen, who lived in Miami, was in Sanford while serving a suspension for a bag of marijuana being discovered in his possession.

Later today, a trove of documents that are part of the discovery in Zimmerman's trial are expected to be released on a website run by the state's attorney, including 67 CDs worth of documents, video of Martin on the night of the shooting, his autopsy report and videos of Zimmerman's questioning by police.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/trayvon-martin-documents-released-shooting-george-zimmerman/story?id=16371852

Fri May 18, 2012 12:06 am » by **Cia212**

And George had a broken nose and lacerations on his face and skull.

Fri May 18, 2012 1:17 am » by **Perry LaGuardia**

Cia212 wrote:And George had a broken nose and lacerations on his face and skull.

And a ruptured anus...

Fri May 18, 2012 1:30 am » by **Gonzo63**

Ok. He was black, he was young, he maybe had smoked pot sometime in the last month, and he fought back with a guy twice his size who had a gun . . .

. . . yup, guess he was asking for it.

Serves him right for bringing fists to a gunfight.

Utterly disgusting.

A kid is dead. By all accounts, a good kid. Throw the book at Zimmerman.

Fri May 18, 2012 1:35 am » by **Kinninigan**

Need I say more..............

Fri May 18, 2012 1:43 am » by **Flecktarn**

no one can judge who's guilty or not yet ,wait for a court case and see what facts are presented ,because this week a man that was executed was found to have been innocent ,all we can do is speculate as to what relay happened as not a single one of us was there that night ,and we all know you cant trust the media ,this has been manipulated in to a race issue just because of Obama interest how many other story's like this do you hear about because the happen every day ,,??? none ,,only this one because of Obama,,,and think who want to get a second term and who did he con for votes last time building up hopes and dreams :think:

Fri May 18, 2012 1:45 am » by **Spock**

Gonzo63 wrote:Ok. He was black, he was young, he maybe had smoked pot sometime in the last month, and he fought back with a guy twice his size who had a gun . . .

. . . yup, guess he was asking for it.

Serves him right for bringing fists to a gunfight.

Utterly disgusting.

A kid is dead. By all accounts, a good kid. Throw the book at Zimmerman.

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Fri May 18, 2012 1:46 am » by **Kinninigan**

Flecktarn wrote:no one can judge who's guilty or not yet ,wait for a court case and see what facts are presented ,because this week a man that was executed was found to have been innocent ,all we can do is speculate as to what relay happened as not a single one of us was there that night ,and we all know you cant trust the media ,this has been manipulated in to a race issue just because of Obama interest how many other story's like this do you hear about because the happen every day ,,??? none ,,only this one because of Obama,,,and think who want to get a second term and who did he con for votes last time building up hopes and dreams

You do not see the link between the NWO run media and the Masonic connection?

Gabriel Giffords husband was also a Mason...thats why I am suspicious. ALOT of people are shot everyday in this country under questionable circumstances...so why the media circus around this?

Fri May 18, 2012 2:20 am » by **Cia212**

Gonzo63 wrote:By all accounts, a good kid.

Hardly.