Chantal Pasqaulle-Hoorn
Chantal Pasqualle-Hoorn suffered such severe trauma to her brain that it damaged her ability to breath, which ultimately led to her death. According to the State, her injuries were caused by her husband, Duncan Hoorn, who is on trail for her murder.
After the Western Cape High Court, currently sitting in the Wynberg Regional Court, adjourned for a short break on Monday, Hoorn's defence team turned their attention to the State's forensic pathologist, questioning whether the injuries sustained by Chantal Pasqualle-Hoorn were severe enough to have caused her death.
Dr Jill Roman, a specialist forensic pathologist with more than 17 years' experience, spent much of the morning detailing the extensive injuries she documented during Pasqualle-Hoorn's post-mortem examination.
During cross-examination, defence advocate Gilbert Jose focused on the nature of the injuries, repeatedly questioning Roman on whether many of them amounted to soft tissue injuries rather than fatal wounds.
