26th November 2019

35 years of Homicide: Reflections of a Forensic Pathologist

Dr William Lawler OBE

 

Dr Lawler worked at the Manchester Royal Infirmary before his appointment, in 1984 as a Home Office Pathologist for Greater Manchester.

Over three decades he presented his findings on the causes of deaths to Crown Court juries and Coroners’ inquests. He helped to identify the bodies of those killed in a devastating earthquake at Christchurch New Zealand in 2013, was involved in the aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004 and the London bombings several months later.

The Society meets at the Hull Royal Hotel, 170 Ferensway, Hull HU1 3UF

All lectures are presented in the Royal Suite and start at 7.30pm prompt.

 

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The audience are requested to please be in their seats before 7.25pm

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