Coronation Street - Current Episode Discussion - IV

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Originally Posted by Perdita

There will be an autopsy to establish the cause of death

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Didn't the GP sign the death certificate? She seemed in no doubt that Hayley died from the cancer. I'm not sure if an autopsy is needed in the case of a known terminal patient :hmm:

To be honest, I wondered if the doc guessed what Hayley had done and decided to let it go.

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Originally Posted by Ruffed_lemur

I thought that but times have changed I guess. Anyone know if there was to be an investigation into Hayley's death? I've missed some episodes.

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I would expect they might as this was not a death from natural causes.

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Originally Posted by Ruffed_lemur

I thought that but times have changed I guess. Anyone know if there was to be an investigation into Hayley's death? I've missed some episodes.

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I would expect they might as this was not a death from natural causes.

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Originally Posted by Dazzle

Didn't the GP sign the death certificate? She seemed in no doubt that Hayley died from the cancer. I'm not sure if an autopsy is needed in the case of a known terminal patient :hmm:

To be honest, I wondered if the doc guessed what Hayley had done and decided to let it go.

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Her prognosis wasn't good but she was not at the point in her illness that she would suddenly expire at home. That was the whole point, she didn't want to get to that stage so pulled the plug early.

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Originally Posted by Dazzle

Didn't the GP sign the death certificate? She seemed in no doubt that Hayley died from the cancer. I'm not sure if an autopsy is needed in the case of a known terminal patient :hmm:

To be honest, I wondered if the doc guessed what Hayley had done and decided to let it go.

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Her prognosis wasn't good but she was not at the point in her illness that she would suddenly expire at home. That was the whole point, she didn't want to get to that stage so pulled the plug early.

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Originally Posted by GloriaW

Her prognosis wasn't good but she was not at the point in her illness that she would suddenly expire at home. That was the whole point, she didn't want to get to that stage so pulled the plug early.

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I know that, but the doc seemed to accept that Hayley had died from the cancer.

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Originally Posted by Dazzle

I know that, but the doc seemed to accept that Hayley had died from the cancer.

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To tell you the truth, i don't recall all the details of the scene but common sense dictates that an autoposy will reveal the poison in her system and then you have a death not from natural causes.

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Originally Posted by Dazzle

I know that, but the doc seemed to accept that Hayley had died from the cancer.

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To tell you the truth, i don't recall all the details of the scene but common sense dictates that an autoposy will reveal the poison in her system and then you have a death not from natural causes.

A post mortem is at the discretion of the coroner is it not? And given Hayley was terminally ill and had seen the nurse or GP within the last two weeks a pm wouldn't be automatic

That said the GP couldn't issue a death certificate!!! Only certify death which are two different things!!

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Originally Posted by sarah c

A post mortem is at the discretion of the coroner is it not? And given Hayley was terminally ill and had seen the nurse or GP within the last two weeks a pm wouldn't be automatic

That said the GP couldn't issue a death certificate!!! Only certify death which are two different things!!

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I'm pretty sure (from watching TV though, not from personal experience) that the morgue would have taken the body away if there was going to be an autopsy. The undertakers would then collect the body from the morgue after the autopsy.

I haven't read the spoilers though, so maybe you all know something I don't :D (please don't give it away if you do :)).