Claims a man put in a Perth morgue ‘still alive’
The Coroner's Court of WA is investigating allegations a doctor was asked to backdate the date of a man's death
A palliative care patient may have been alive when he was transferred to a Perth morgue, according to claims being investigated by the Coroner’s Court of WA.
The court has confirmed it is investigating the allegations, first reported by Business News, which include claims a doctor was asked to backdate the man’s death certificate in an apparent attempt to cover up the incident.
“After receiving notification from a doctor at the Rockingham [General] Hospital of the death of a 55-year-old man, the coroner’s court on Monday 3 October, commenced to investigate whether the death is a reportable death,” a spokeswoman said.
“The court does not make public any of those investigations.”
