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Technically the coroner is meant to determine the cause of death. The police are there to work out if its suspicious or not.
by KaiserPro 3y ago
Technically the coroner is meant to determine the cause of death. The police are there to work out if its suspicious or not.
- tgv 3y agoThat sounds US-y: https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/coroners https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/coroners E.g., this bit: "The Coroner is expected to open an inquest where there is reasonable suspicion that the deceased has died a violent or unnatural death, where the cause of death is unknown or if the deceased died while in custody or state detention as defined by section 1(2) of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009."