A Bill has been introduced into the English House of Commons W amend the Coroner's Act. It dispenses with the formality of " riewinf tho body," unless the coroner considers it needful for the jury to see the corpse, or unless a majority of the jury, after having heard the evidence, express a desire to do so, beforo considering their verdict. If the Bill passes, the coroner will be the only person required to view the body after tho present fashion. It would bo well if our Act were amended in the same mannor. No good purpose I is usually served by looking at the body, and in many cases, whore the corpse is in an alvanaed state of decay, or has been mutilated bj r murder, the sight is often a sickening one, and to many men of a sensitive nature, to be compelled in the performance o£ a public duty to do so is most abhorrent, and tlioy are unable to shake off tho effects for many days.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3085, 23 April 1892, Page 2
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169Untitled Waikato Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3085, 23 April 1892, Page 2
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