Mr Crerar said that Coca-Cola could not be held responsible for the health of consumers who drank excessive quantities of its product.

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Coroner David Crerar said her Coca-Cola consumption had given rise to cardiac arrhythmia, a condition when the heart beats too fast or too slow.

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But the three-man independent disciplinary committee, which was chaired by Lorne Crerar (Scotland) and included Jeff Probyn and Bob Taylor (both England), heard the citation and found O'Connell guilty of punching.

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"I find that when all the available evidence is considered, were it not for the consumption of very large quantities of Coke by Natasha Harris, it is unlikely that she would have died when she died and how she died, " Mr Crerar's finding said.

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