Doctor admits he stole cadaver hand
A doctor pleaded guilty to stealing a hand from a cadaver at the University of Medicine and Dentistry in Newark. The hand was later found by police at the home of a stripper.
Under a plea agreement, Ahmed Rashed, 26, pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of third-degree theft, said Middlesex County Assistant Prosecutor Judson Hamlin. Hamlin said he would recommend probation at a sentencing hearing March 1.
Rashed is currently in his third year of residency at Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center near Los Angeles.
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