MONTREAL (AP) — A Quebec coroner’s report has found that there is no ‘hard evidence’ that boxer Arturo Gatti was murdered but was critical of the way Brazilian authorities handled evidence in the case.
The report released by Jean Brochu on Wednesday says the Brazilians’ missteps make it difficult to conclude with absolute certainty what happened.
Brochu says that an analysis of Gatti’s wounds, his blood and events of the night leading up to the former champion’s death have produced no “clear and hard evidence” that a third party was involved.
Amanda Rodrigues, Gatti’s widow, was originally arrested in connection with his death. But she was released when an investigation determined suicide was the cause of death.
Gatti’s family and friends have rejected the suicide conclusion while becoming engaged in a legal dispute with Rodrigues over his inheritance.
