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Friday, March 28, 2003The Crown claims Mr Whittock used a total of 19 strategic coughs to let the Royal Engineers officer know which of the four options in the ITV quiz was the correct answer to a question. He says he has allergies and asthma. Expert testimony backs his claim: Professor Morris, head of both academic medicine at Hull University and the European Respiratory Taskforce on Chronic Coughing, said a medical examination showed Mr Whittock suffered from perennial rhinitis - a year-round dust allergy - "overladen" with seasonal hayfever. He told the lecturer's barrister, David Aubrey, QC, that changes in temperature and atmosphere as well as "nerves" could trigger a bout of coughing in someone like Mr Whittock. Fittingly, the expert testimony was interrupted by a coughing juror. posted by Sydney on 3/28/2003 08:30:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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