By David Mccormack for MailOnline
Published: 17:26 EST, 21 August 2014 | Updated: 01:02 EST, 22 August 2014
Police officer who shot Michael Brown did NOT suffer a broken eye socket but he did go to hospital with a swollen face after deadly altercation
Officer Darren Wilson did not suffer a broken eye socket as a result of his deadly confrontation, according to latest reports
On Tuesday it was reported that he had suffered an 'orbital blowout fracture'
The officer was taken to a hospital with a badly swollen face following the shooting on August 9, but x-rays came back negative for any serious injury
Earlier reports had claimed that the officer was almost knocked unconscious by Brown's blows.
Officer Darren Wilson did not suffer a broken eye socket as a result of his deadly confrontation with unarmed Ferguson, Missouri, teenager Michael Brown, according to latest reports.
In recent days, reports had emerged stating that Wilson, 28, was badly beaten and left with serious facial injuries following the fatal shooting in the St Louis suburb, including an eye socket fracture.
On Tuesday, The Gateway Pundit reported that the officer had suffered an 'orbital blowout fracture'.
But CNN reported on Thursday that although the officer was taken to a hospital with a badly swollen face following the shooting on August 9, x-rays came back negative for any serious injury.
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