The Guardian questions background of pathologist in Tomlinson's death

The article is linked here and the implication of the facts revealed are shocking in the extreme for the reputation of Britain's police. Some quotes: In a second case, which raised questions about Dr Patel's findings, police dropped a criminal investigation after the pathologist gave it as his opinion that the victim, a woman, had died of natural causes. A man who lived in the flat where the body was found went on to murder two other women and mutilate their bodies.... A source with detailed knowledge of the IPCC investigation expressed surprise that the initial post mortem was referred to Dr Patel rather than the Forensic Pathology Services, a body of nine independent forensic pathologists, including Dr Cary, which usually deals with suspicious deaths in London and the home counties.... "Who chose the first pathologist and how?" said David Howarth MP, the Liberal Democrats' justice spokesman. "When the first post mortem came out saying natural causes so soon after his death, I thought that was too quick." He added: "At the very least, there now needs to be a full and independent public inquiry into the Tomlinson case, and the actions of the public authorities in the days after his death. Who knew what - and when?"