Jordan Neeley’s death was a direct result of the chokehold Daniel Penny held him in, a medical examiner testified Friday, rebutting assertions from the defense team that the former Marine did not apply enough pressure to kill the subway rider and that his death could have had some other cause.

A medical examiner testified Friday in the trial of Daniel Penny, who has been charged in connection to the 2023 chokehold death of Jordan Neely on a New York City subway.