Friday 26 November 2010

The death of David Kelly - Was David Kelly a blood donor?

I ask the question in the title of this post in light of the possibility that David Kelly was murdered.

If, hypothetically, David Kelly committed suicide and no second party was present at the assumed suicide scene at Harrowdown Hill then any blood at the scene has to come from the incisions on the left wrist (if one assumes that nobody interfered with the scene).

However, if one postulates murder the number of possible sources for blood observed at the scene becomes, at least theoretically, greater:

1. Some animal blood could be smeared and/or sprayed around. DNA and other testing could readily demonstrate that such blood didn't belong to David Kelly.

2. Some human blood (but not David Kelly's) could be smeared and/or sprayed around. Again DNA and, possibly, other testing could readily demonstrate that such blood didn't belong to David Kelly.

3. The blood was from the wrist wounds, as per the "suicide hypothesis". All would check out "correctly" on DNA and other testing.

4. The blood could have been David Kelly's but not necessarily from the wrist wounds. The only credible possibility that I can think of to explain that scenario would be if David Kelly were a blood donor.

Hence the question in the title of the post.

Was David Kelly a blood donor?

I'm not saying that the "murder hypothesis" depends on David Kelly having been a blood donor. I'm simply pointing out that if David Kelly were a blood donor then an additional possible source of blood at the scene may come into consideration.

1 comment:

  1. Andrew,
    You have raised an important point here. This is a subject I looked into some time ago.
    I am of the opinion that blood was removed from DK via the blood vessels of the wrist. This practise stems back to the early days of 'battlefield' blood transfusions pioneered during the First World War.
    The blood removed from the donor was transferred to the recipient with 3 or 4 syringes and many lives were saved actually on the battlefield.
    In this instance I think the blood could be collected in a plastic bag and then 'sprayed' around the area post mortem.
    The scars to the donor are minimal if done properly and in this case would have been obscured by the subsequent injuries caused by the knife.

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