Another medical attempt to unravel the cause of the death of ‘Peace’ singer, MohBad, has indicated that the injury he sustained during the scuffles before his death could not have led to the demise.
The autopsy however failed to yield the cause of the death.
An independent forensic pathologist, Dr. Uwom Eze, who conducted the second autopsy and forensic medical review on the late musician’s body, on Friday told the Lagos coroner, Magistrate Adedayo Shotobi, yesterday that the cause of his death could not be determined.
He said this was due to the advanced stage of decomposition and other changes in his body at the time his corpse was examined.
The coroner court sitting at the Magistrate Court, Ikorodu had in June 2024 issued an order for a second autopsy to be conducted upon the request of the Aloba family.
As ‘The Punch’ reports, Dr Eze told the court that the cause of Mohbad’s death was unknown, but that he would not rule out severe reaction to an injection administered on him shortly before his death.
“‘Considering all the post-mortem findings including ancillary tests and available information, a major disruption of vital organ systems of the body with resultant fatality due to a severe and rapid hypersensitivity reaction to a substance administered by parenteral route is plausible.”
Dr Eze also said during his examination by Mohbad’s family counsel, Wahab Shittu (SAN) that the handling of the musician by the supposed nurse looked like a “medical misadventure. We were beaten by nature, as the body has undergone severe postmortem changes.
The injury he sustained can’t cause death, as it wasn’t a penetrative one.”
“I saw nothing lethal or of toxicological significance that was given to him, but we can’t rule out a reaction.”
Other witnesses that testified included music promoter, Samson Balogun-Eletu, a.k.a Sam Larry.
He told the coroner that Mohbad owed him N2 million from a botched concert performance in Dubai, which had yet to be paid.
He asked the coroner to probe those who were with Mohbad before his death, as he was out of the country at the time.
He said he witnessed a fierce quarrel between the couple and had to intervene at intervals.
He also testified that the musician got injured after hitting his arm on his windshield.
A fourth witness, Dr. Chigozie Owuala of Perez Medicare Hospital, Lekki, said Mohbad was brought in dead on September 12, 2023, after findings showed that he started convulsing and vomiting after a nurse injected him at his home.
He also noted that the death could be linked to late presentation of the deceased by the family and lack of proper diagnosis by a qualified medical doctor.