Failure to Autopsy: The Otto Warmbier Case
Journal Title: Journal of Forensic Science and Research - Year 2017, Vol 1, Issue 2
Abstract
Coroner and medical examiner offices are charged with the medicolegal investigation of deaths to determine the cause and manner of death. We describe the recent high-profile case of Otto Warmbier, who tragically died shortly after his return in a coma from North Korea and in which the coroner failed to conduct a complete autopsy, and failed to satisfy the needs of the local, national, and international communities.
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SA Koehler, VW Weedn
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