Doctors, roommates testify in Pring-Wilson trial

I went to the Pring-Wilson trial this afternoon. I'm not sure what happened in the morning, but four witnesses took the stand in the afternoon. Kathleen Ahern, one of the EMTs who brought Pring-Wilson to the Cambridge Hospital after he was feeling ill at the police station, testified that he didn't seem too badly injured, had no trouble walking, and seemed alert. Dr. Richard Ma, who treated Pring-Wilson at the hospital on April 12 and 13, said that he performed fine on neurological tests, and that his only injuries were a cut on his foot and a cut on his head. On April 12, Pring-Wilson told Dr. Ma he was hungry, and he got him a sandwich from a party that was going on in one of the offices, and he had no trouble eating it. On the 13th, however, Pring-Wilson returned to the hospital, complaining of nausea, vomiting, dizziness, and a severe headache. A CAT scan was performed, which indicated he didn't have a concussion. On cross examination, defense lawyer Peter Parker brought up that Dr. Ma was just finishing his training at the time he examined Pring-Wilson, that his symptoms were consistent with a concussion, and that he had more injuries to his head, including a large bump near his left eye, than Dr. Ma had mentioned. The next two witnesses were Sarah and Zachary Daniels, who shared an apartment with Pring-Wilson before they got married. They both described how he went out on the night of April 11 after consuming a cocktail at home and then spoke to police officers at the apartment on the morning of the 12th. On cross examination, Sarah said that Pring-Wilson carried his knife all the time and used it for many things, including cutting apples and opening boxes. She also said that the message he left for Jennifer Hansen, with whom he had gone out on the night of the 11th/12th, did not reflect the way he normally speaks, making it seem more likely that he did indeed have a concussion when he called her. Finally, Paul Melaragni, who works for the Cambridge Police Department and specializes in voice recordings, started his testimony in the last few minutes. The message Pring-Wilson left for Hansen will probably be played for the jury when he continues tomorrow.