An Australian man sent to a morgue was still alive and may have tried to get out of his body bag, a doctor has claimed.
The following day, a doctor observed the man as being dead but with his eyes open and fresh blood on his gown, suggesting he had died in the morgue after being left there.
A coroner’s court confirmed it was investigating the alleged incident.
The patient, who was in palliative care at Rockingham General Hospital in Western Australia, was identified by local media as Kevin Reid, 55.
The following day, a doctor observed the man as being dead but with his eyes open and fresh blood on his gown, suggesting he had died in the morgue after being left there.
A coroner’s court confirmed it was investigating the alleged incident.
The patient, who was in palliative care at Rockingham General Hospital in Western Australia, was identified by local media as Kevin Reid, 55.
