Tl;dr, Why has NB's body been with the Coroner so long? This doesn't appear to be the norm according to guidelines and I'm starting to wonder if there is a reason.
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This is day 11 that Nicola has been with the Coroner. I understand the Coroner stated publicly last week that they "would issue a certificate of release", but I'm not sure that has happened yet. If a funeral had taken place already surely people would have mentioned it. Of course press would be kept far away, and maybe there'd be zero coverage, but friends or friends-of-friends would - IMO - have mentioned it somewhere; I feel like the public would know if a funeral had happened. There's not a peep.
This leads me to wonder if the body has not actually been released yet, and then why a body would be with a Coroner for 11-days so far when the physical aspect of the post-mortem would have been done very quickly, especially with the Coroner hinting that they would release as far back as last Wednesday (Feb 22). The Coroner mentioned publicly that post-mortem findings would require "further evaluation." Having read the guidelines from England's Chief Coroner, I understand the impetus is on releasing a body as soon as possible, but there is a 28-day limit, which is time that can be used if a second PM is ever required (e.g. requested by a defendant in criminal proceedings). I've attached the Chief Coroner's guidelines here.
Emergency services are at the scene
www.leicestermercury.co.uk
Guidance to assist coroners with decisions as to when to permit or commission second post-mortem examinations
www.judiciary.uk