Pathologist accused of tailoring testimony to Spector

A forensic scientist testifying in the Phil Spector murder trial has been accused of doctoring his testimony to favour the music producer.

Forensics expert Dr. Vincent DiMaio told the Los Angeles court on Wednesday that he concluded actress Lana Clarkson committed suicide in Spector's home after compiling scientific evidence with her emails, date book and medical records.

DiMaio - who is working for Spector - testified Clarkson had broken both her wrists the year before her 2003 death and was enduring chronic headaches and severe depression.

However, Deputy District Attorney Alan Jackson said DiMaio's evidence relied solely on statistics that the majority of women who commit suicide use handguns.

Jackson asked DiMaio: "Statistics don't get us any closer to the facts of this case, do they?" to which the expert replied: "If we didn't use statistics you would have to discard DNA. DNA is all probabilities."

The prosecutor also claimed DiMaio had already taken a $26,000 (€19,000) payment from Spector's lawyers.

Spector is accused of fatally shooting Clarkson at his Alhambra, California home in February 2003.

He has pleaded not guilty and claims Clarkson shot herself.

The trial continues.