Police yesterday said that Constable Dorwin Pitman, who was discovered dead while chasing after a prisoner in North Sophia, died as a result of cardiac arrest.
The finding came after a post-mortem examination but did little to shake members of Pitman’s family from the view that there was more to his death, especially since he had no burns and marks on his body suggested that he was beaten.
It is believed that Pitman, 23, of North Road, went into cardiac arrest after he came into contact with an illegal live wire.
According to medical sources, cardiac arrest can occur without warning and is triggered by an electrical malfunction in the heart that causes an irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia). It results in the pumping action being disrupted and as such the
