Sudden Death

Question 1

The purpose of Coroner’s inquiry.
(D.I.C.C.W.W)

Answer 1

To establish:
That a person has died
The person’s identity
The cause of the death
The circumstances of the Death
When and where the person died

Question 2

What deaths must be reported by police and in turn from police to a Coroner?

Answer 2

• A death that appears to have been without known cause, or suicide, or unnatural or violent
• a death that occurred during medical, surgical, or dental treatment
• any death while the woman concerned was giving birth, or that appears to have been a result of that woman being pregnant or giving birth
• a death in offical custody or care
• a death for which no doctor had given a doctors certificate.

Question 3

What is the role of the National Initial Investigation Office (NIIO)

Answer 3

• Manage the case from the time the death is reported to the duty coroner until the deceased is released to family
• keep the families informed as to what is happening throughout the early stages of the coronial process
• be the conduit and contact centre for the next of kin at the conclusion of Police attendance