The Coroner’s Inquest into the death of Jeff Berg has been adjourned to Monday, August 9, 2004. The Inquest is expected to resume at 9:00 a.m. that day with the continuation of the testimony of forensic pathologist Dr. Laurel Gray.

Dr. Gray attributed the cause of death to a “Traumatic Aneurysm Left Carotid Artery and Sequelae due to or as a consequence of A Blow to the Left Side of the Neck”. She found “deep bruising left side of neck, traumatic aneurysm intracranial left carotid artery, cardiac arrest, deep bruise right side of head, cerebral edema, facial abrasions primarily right side and bruised right testicle”. Jeff Berg had no contributory prior medical history and did not have alcohol or drugs in his sytem when he was killed.

Earlier in the Inquest, civilian witness Sari Fujikawa testified: “The officer, still yelling, walked toward the man until he was standing behind him. The officer knocked the man down to the ground with the gun in his right hand. The man still did not move, but only lay on his right side, his back toward the officer. As soon as he was down, the officer kicked the man in the back of the head brutally two times with his right foot. I felt sick, numb, shocked, angry at the same time. The man had not run away from the officer. As soon as he was down, the officer kicked the man in the back of the head brutally two times with his right foot.”

The Coroner’s Inquest is being held in Coroner’s Court, MetroTower II, 20th floor (2035-4720 Kingsway, Burnaby, British Columbia) and typically gets under way at 9:00 a.m. each weekday.