..."Middlesex District Attorney Martha Coakley blocked the donation of Costin's heart after he was diagnosed clinically brain-dead," writes Sean P Murphy of the Globe, "to preclude any possibility that his assailant's lawyer might contend at the trial that Costin died of a pre-existing heart condition rather than the beating."...
Martha Coakley is willing to let innocent 3rd parties die to ensure her success as a DA. This sort of attitude is just gobsmackingly vile beyond belief.