SAN DIEGO—An 88-year-old veterinarian who died after an alleged attempted break-in at his Rolando-area clinic died of a heart attack caused by stress, San Diego County’s chief medical examiner testified May 18.
Patrick O’Brien, 38, is charged in the June 15, 2022, death of Clark Kelly, a longtime veterinarian at Boulevard Animal Clinic on El Cajon Boulevard. He was ordered May 19 to stand trial on a murder charge.
Though Kelly was found inside the clinic with a significant head wound, San Diego County’s chief medical examiner testified Thursday that Kelly died of a stress-induced heart attack, then likely fell and struck the floor or a desk….