Riyaz Patel
Reports have emerged of a private pathology report which states that former Bosasa boss Gavin Watson was already dead before his company car crashed into a concrete pillar near the OR Tambo International Airport on August 26.
Sunday World first reported on the findings which were confirmed by the Citizen Sunday, quoting an anonymous family member.
The family member claims that the fact that there was no significant blood in the chest cavity, no significant blood from the neck, and dry brush abrasions, seemed to confirm what the pathologist suspected, that Watson was dead or that his heart was not functioning before impact, according to the Citizen.
This seemingly rules out suicide, and the family has reportedly not ruled out foul play, saying while Watson may have died of a heart attack, the circumstances of the car crash remained suspicious.
The family member told the Citizen that the
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