Sydney sex worker death surgery link 'theoretically possible' trends now
A forensic pathologist has told a court it is theoretically possible surgical procedures could have contributed to a Sydney sex worker's death.
NSW Health forensic pathology specialist Allan Cala said it would however be unusual.
Hector Enrique Valencia Valencia has pleaded not guilty to murdering Kimberly McRae at her Coogee apartment between January 7 and 14, 2020.
Hector Enrique Valencia Valencia has pleaded not guilty to murdering Kimberly McRae (pictured) at her Coogee apartment between January 7 and 14, 2020.
The 23-year-old Colombian national, arrested in the Caribbean island of Aruba and extradited to Australia, pleaded guilty to unlawfully killing the 69-year-old, however the Crown rejected the lesser plea in the NSW Supreme Court.
Valencia's barrister Claire Wasley argues he did not intend to kill Ms McRae, but engaged her services and then 'lost self-control' after discovering she was 69 and transgender, and punched her in the stomach and face.
Dr Cala was asked by crown prosecutor Craig Everson SC on Thursday about the opinion of an expert witness for the defence who compiled a report indicating the cause of death was
