A medical report compiled by the family physician of Trayvon Martin shooter George Zimmerman and obtained exclusively by ABC News found that Zimmerman was diagnosed with a “closed fracture” of his nose, a pair of black eyes, two lacerations to the back of his head and a minor back injury the day after he fatally shot Martin during an alleged altercation.
Zimmerman faces a second degree murder charge for the Feb. 26 shooting that left the unarmed 17-year-old high school junior dead. Zimmerman has claimed self defense in what he described as a life and death struggle that Martin initiated by accosting him, punching him in the face, then repeatedly bashing his head into the pavement.
Also today, a trove of documents are being examined by lawyers for both the defense and prosecution as part of discovery in Zimmerman’s trial — including 67 CDs worth of documents, video of Martin on the night of the shooting, his autopsy report and videos of Zimmerman’s questioning by police.
Zimmerman’s three-page medical report is included in those documents that the defense could use as evidence.
The morning after the shooting, on Feb. 27, Zimmerman sought treatment at the offices of a general physician at a family practice near Sanford, Fla. The doctor notes Zimmerman sought an appointment to get legal clearance to return to work.
Read More at ABC News. By Matt Gutman and Seni Tienabeso, ABC News.
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shh, don’t tell the racists or president obama that it could have been “his son” who gave Zimmerman those injuries!
Someone in his government school really should have taught Trayvon Martin the wisdom of Niven’s 1st Lawa, which reads:
“Never throw sh-t at an armed man.”
In the era of Odumbo, of course, there appears to be some illusion that above-average cutaneous melanin content confers some sort of omnipotence.
Well, maybe Trayvon just assumed that Mr. Zimmerman – who looked and behaved “White” and therefore helpless – wasn’t exercising the right of the individual human being to keep and bear arms.
What I find amazing is that wcj still has a banner showing the thug Trayvon Martin as an 8 year old.. I am sorry, but this is not a publication I’d be interesting in donating to..
Zimmerman’s great grandfaather was black. Does that not make him black? I guess CNN would call him a white-black. I guess CNN then should call Barry a white-black or a black-white. From the evidence provided so far it looks like justifiable self defense. Did Zimmerman have a right to follow him? yes Did he have a right to get out of his vehicle and ask him what he was doing there? Yes If Zimmerman threw the first punch it is murder. If Travaon attacked Zimmerman first and was beating his head against the sidewalk, and Zimmerman was screaming for help and did not use deadly force right away, which 2 witneses say it happened that way, it is justifiable self defense in any state. Everyone has a right to defend themselves against deadly force. Even a mother goose defends herself and her young. In either situation the stand your ground law does not apply. Zimmerman was unable to run away once he was punched and knocked down. The other issue is the Black Panthers commit multible felonies on TV and nothing is done.
Now let’s see what Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson and the rest of the race card players have to say when it is proven Zimmerman is not racist and Travon was a punk!