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Deaths should be referred to the coroner if:

  • The cause of death is unknown
  • The deceased was not seen by the certifying doctor either after death or within 14 days before death
  • The death may be due to an accident
  • The death was unnatural, violent or suspicious
  • The death may be due to self-neglect or neglect by others
  • The death may be due to an abortion
  • The death may be a suicide
  • The death may be occupational/as a result of industrial disease
  • The death occurred during/after detention in police custody or prison
  • The death is during or within 24 hours of an operation/anaesthetic/invasive procedure
 

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