About Iain West
Lived 1944 – 2001 (aged 57). Iain West was a scientist.
Iain West (25 April 1944 – 23 July 2001) was a British forensic pathologist.
Early life West was born in Glasgow, Scotland on 25 April 1944, the son of a Squadron leader in the Royal Air Force.
West also carried out the post-mortem examinations of the BBC TV presenter Jill Dando,
West also played a part in the release of the British soldier Lee Clegg who had been convicted for murder.
Personal life West's second wife was Vesna Djurovic, also a noted pathologist.
West died on 23 July 2001 in Hastings, East Sussex.
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Who was Iain West?
forensic scientist (1944–2001)
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Iain West was born on 25 April 1944.
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Iain West died on 23 July 2001.
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Iain West was a scientist.
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