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| Surgeon who died after one punch told off accused for smoking, court hears | Surgeon who died after one punch told off accused for smoking, court hears |
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| The sound of a punched surgeon’s head hitting a hospital’s tile floor was like “the noise of a 10-pin bowling ball”, a court has heard. | The sound of a punched surgeon’s head hitting a hospital’s tile floor was like “the noise of a 10-pin bowling ball”, a court has heard. |
| There was evidence the impact of the fall cracked the tile floor, Crown prosecutor Mark Gibson SC told Melbourne magistrates court. | There was evidence the impact of the fall cracked the tile floor, Crown prosecutor Mark Gibson SC told Melbourne magistrates court. |
| Joseph Esmaili, 23, is charged with the manslaughter of cardiothoracic surgeon Patrick Pritzwald-Stegmann at the Box Hill Hospital on 30 May. | Joseph Esmaili, 23, is charged with the manslaughter of cardiothoracic surgeon Patrick Pritzwald-Stegmann at the Box Hill Hospital on 30 May. |
| Gibson said the surgeon noticed a group, including Esmaili, who was smoking in the non-smoking area outside the hospital, and called security. | Gibson said the surgeon noticed a group, including Esmaili, who was smoking in the non-smoking area outside the hospital, and called security. |
| Esmaili then entered the hospital and had a confrontation with Pritzwald-Stegmann, who told him that smoking was banned, before asking Esmaili to leave the hospital. | Esmaili then entered the hospital and had a confrontation with Pritzwald-Stegmann, who told him that smoking was banned, before asking Esmaili to leave the hospital. |
| CCTV footage played to the court on Monday showed the two men talking closely before the accused launches a single punch, knocking down Pritzwald-Stegmann, who hit his head on the tiled floor unconscious. | CCTV footage played to the court on Monday showed the two men talking closely before the accused launches a single punch, knocking down Pritzwald-Stegmann, who hit his head on the tiled floor unconscious. |
| “Evidence suggests the back of his head cracked the tiled floor,” Gibson told the first day of the five-day committal hearing. | “Evidence suggests the back of his head cracked the tiled floor,” Gibson told the first day of the five-day committal hearing. |
| Before the punch, the surgeon was heard saying to the accused: “Did you just spit in my face?” The accused man then told him: “I need you to suck my dick.” | Before the punch, the surgeon was heard saying to the accused: “Did you just spit in my face?” The accused man then told him: “I need you to suck my dick.” |
| Witness Darren Haymes said Pritzwald-Stegmann’s fall made a “huge thud”. | Witness Darren Haymes said Pritzwald-Stegmann’s fall made a “huge thud”. |
| “I saw and heard the noise of a ten-pin bowling ball hitting the floor,” he told the court. | “I saw and heard the noise of a ten-pin bowling ball hitting the floor,” he told the court. |
| Gibson said Pritzwald-Stegmann was not showing aggression and had his arms by his side immediately before being punched. | Gibson said Pritzwald-Stegmann was not showing aggression and had his arms by his side immediately before being punched. |
| The accused, who was on bail at the time, allegedly fled after the attack. | The accused, who was on bail at the time, allegedly fled after the attack. |
| Defence barrister John Desmond suggested Pritzwald-Stegmann may have injured himself further as he became agitated and combative following the assault. | Defence barrister John Desmond suggested Pritzwald-Stegmann may have injured himself further as he became agitated and combative following the assault. |
| Anaesthetist Gordon Mar could not rule out he may have further injured to himself by “thrashing about”, adding moderate to severe head injuries could cause agitation. | Anaesthetist Gordon Mar could not rule out he may have further injured to himself by “thrashing about”, adding moderate to severe head injuries could cause agitation. |
| Pritzwald-Stegmann suffered a large bleed on the skull and died almost a month later. | Pritzwald-Stegmann suffered a large bleed on the skull and died almost a month later. |
| The hearing continues on Tuesday. | The hearing continues on Tuesday. |
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