FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – The Tarrant County Medical Examiner is retiring after 42 years on the job.
Nizam Peerwani’s retirement announcement comes amid controversy.
Tarrant county defense lawyers are calling for an independent investigation into the medical examiner’s office after autopsy mistakes were found in dozens of cases. Peerwani is accused of giving misleading testimony in a death penalty case in 2006.
Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley said Friday that Peerwani has been a contracted employee, but the next medical examiner may not be.
“We may, and probably will, bring the individuals and make them in-house,” Judge Whitley said. “That is a finial decision that we still have got to make.”
Peerwani plans to officially retire in late September.
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