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The dissection of a dead body by a medical examiner or physician authorized by law to do so in order to determine the cause and time of a death that appears to have resulted from other than natural causes. This postmortem examination, required by law, is ordered by the local Coroner when a person is suspected to have died by violent or unnatural means. The consent of the decedent's next of kin is not necessary for an authorized autopsy to be held. The medical findings must be presented at an inquest and might be used as evidence in a police investigation and a subsequent criminal prosecution. Cross-references |
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Even autopsies have failed to reveal abnormalities associated with SIDS. Harvey said the average time for cases to receive autopsies in their facility is two to four days, as opposed to the 10-day wait experienced in July. However, unlike the great works of art depicting the death of religious leaders, where no autopsies were performed by trained pathologists, an autopsy was carried out on Biko along with photographic evidence of the external body. |
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