Shatter silent amid caseload fears at pathologist’s office

The Department of Justice is refusing to detail how the State Pathologist’s Office will manage its workload in the wake of the sudden resignation of deputy state pathologist Dr Khalid Jaber.

With fears already expressed for how pathology evidence gathered by Dr Jaber will be presented at upcoming murder trials, there is additional concern about how fresh cases will be handled.

Even with a full complement of staff — the state pathologist, her two deputies and one part-time pathologist — the body of Susan Dunne who was found dead at her Kerry home last week was not attended to by a pathologist for more than eight hours.