This procedure is crucial to understanding how a person died, especially if it was sudden, unexplained, violent or unnatural.

Dr Shatishraj begins by doing a gross external examination (with the naked eye) of every part of the putrefied body to record any visible signs or identifying marks of the potential cause of death, ...

The post-mortem examination system in the south east could face serious delays over staffing, with one city coroner in the area saying families there may have to wait longer to bury their loved ones ...