Rockingham General Hospital (Perth, Australia) has launched an internal investigation into last month’s incidents. Kevin Reid, 55, was hospitalized under palliative care. The nurses at the infirmary pronounced him dead.
It’s certainly one of the recurring nightmares for many people: being locked in a coffin while they’re alive. A fear that has become a tragic reality in Australia, where Kevin Reid He was pronounced dead at the age of 55 and, after being stuffed in a plastic bag, taken to the morgue at Rockingham General Hospital near Perth. Now the authorities are trying to understand how this drama could have happened.
The man was admitted to the Perth metropolitan southwest hospital under palliative care. Declared dead, he was taken to the hospital morgue. However, the next day, the doctor found the bag Reid was locked in open. The 55-year-old had fresh blood from a wound in his arm and his eyes were open (morgue staff witnesses said Reid had his eyes closed when he was admitted).
The news was released by Australian justice, which was investigating various clues found on the victim’s body. Reid was reportedly pronounced dead on September 5, not by a doctor, but by some “ward nurses” who decided to go to the morgue without a doctor’s advice.
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“I believe fresh blood from a new skin tear, arm position and eye markings did not match a person who was autopsied upon arrival at the morgue,” said the coroner, who found Reid now lifeless. According to local press reports, the man’s death certificate was originally dated September 6, but given the “anomalies” found on the body, it was decided to update it to September 5.