CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The ex-girlfriend of a former University of Virginia lacrosse player died from a cardiac arrhythmia caused by “blunt force injuries to the head,” the coroner who performed her autopsy said.

Dr. William Gormley testified Tuesday at the murder trial of George Huguely V. The 24-year-old from Chevy Chase is accused of killing Yeardley Love in May 2010.

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