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Cause of Death

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Documentary following the work of senior coroner for Lancashire and Darwen Dr James Adeley, who runs a team that works from the moment a body arrives in the mortuary through to the inquest, when the cause of death is determined.

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19th October 2022 - 4th December 2024
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Episode 1
19th October 2022

Episode 1

In the early hours of the morning, two elderly men are found semi-conscious with head injuries in the middle of a darkened stretch of road in Leyland, Lancashire. Police escalate their transfer to Preston Royal Hospital, but one of the men's conditions worsens and he dies. The surviving man has no memory of events, so it is up to the coroner to establish what happened that night, and determine the cause of death.

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26th October 2022

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A woman calls police worried there's water flowing out from her neighbour's front door and, when they enter the house, police find a fully clothed man dead in the bath. The coroner must coordinate with Lancashire Police as they investigate his death, trying to find out what happened, whether he was the victim of foul play and why he was fully clothed in the bath

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2nd November 2022

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An unvaccinated man is brought into Royal Preston's critical care unit having tested positive for Covid-19 and deteriorating fast. After his untimely passing, the coroners set out to determine if the medicine he bought online to protect himself from Covid-19 contributed to his death

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9th November 2022

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Tragically, a young man has taken his own life, leaving his family with a myriad of unanswered questions. The coroner's team are charged with guiding them through the process.

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