Cause of Death

In the early hours of the morning two old men are found semi-conscious, with head injuries in a darkened stretch of road in Leyland, Lancashire. Police escalate their transfer to Preston Royal Hospital, but tragically one of the men’s condition worsens and he dies. The surviving man has no memory of events. The coroner must now establish what happened that night and determine the Cause of Death.

A woman calls police, worried as there is water flowing out from her neighbor’s front door. When they enter the house, Police find a thirty year old man dead in the bath. He is clothed and seemingly unharmed.

At 9:15 in the morning a young man enters the water above a 20ft high bridge, and when passers-by pull him from the water he is unconscious. He is declared dead on arrival at Preston Royal Hospital.

An Eastern European man collapses mid conversation while walking down the street. The coroners team must now not only co-ordinate enquiries to determine a Cause of Death, but also facilitate funeral arrangements and the repatriation of his remains to his place of birth in Slovakia.

After a popular older lady falls and dies in a care home, the teams must establish a cause of death.

After 29-year-old Jozsef is found dead in the woods, the team has to establish a cause of death for the case.