A Quebec coroner has reviewed its initial report on the death of a Mexican boxer after a Radio Canada investigation discovered that its medical records had been falsified or were inaccurate.
Jeanette Guadalupe Zacarias Zapata, 18, died several days after he was knocked out during a fight in Montreal on August 28, 2021.
Jacques Ramsay, the coroner who initially published a report on Zapata’s death, told Radio-channel’s Enquisar that I had no idea of the medical records that showed that it was fit to enter the ring that night were falsified.
“The information I had was that this report [the falsified report] It was normal, “he said.” There were no anomalies. My mistake “.
Ramsay’s new report, published on Friday, recognizes the findings of the Enquisar Research and make 10 new recommendations.
The report recommends that the Liquor and Game Authority of Quebec, which sanctions awards fights, verify if a fighter has suffered a knockout in his previous fight, as Zapata had done.
If they have suffered a Knock-Out recently, the Régie des alcoools, des cursas et des Jeux (RACJ) You must verify the video and reports of the previous elimination to better understand the nature of the boxer injuries.
Radiology and clinical exams prior to the fight must also be completed in Quebec, Ramsay recommends.
Radio-Canada’s investigation found that Zapata should never have allowed the night to be allowed the night in which it was mortal. Three and a half months before he died, he had suffered a brain shock in a knockout defeat in his country of origin.
The RACJ said he found nothing out of the ordinary when he stamped that radiology report a few days before the fight.
But Radio-Canada’s investigation found anomalies with the report and, after traveling to Mexico, determined that it had been forged.
