The original autopsy report will not be given to the victim's family, nor can it be given to the victim's family, because the autopsy report is a legal document for the public security agency to handle the case, so it will not be given to the victim's family. If the victim's family can learn about the report results from the public security organs, they can apply to the court to obtain the evidence materials during the lawsuit.

Legal analysis

According to the relevant provisions of my country’s Criminal Procedure Law. For an autopsy, family members must be notified to the scene. If the family members cannot arrive at the scene, they can entrust a lawyer to conduct the autopsy. The autopsy report is not only a report to find out the cause of death of the deceased, but also an important material for solving criminal cases. For the needs of criminal case investigation, generally speaking, the results of the autopsy report cannot be given to the relatives of the victim unless homicide is ruled out. This will hinder the criminal judicial investigation and disrupt the police investigation activities. Autopsy is an inquest and inspection procedure in investigation work. It is a technical inquest and inspection method used to determine the nature of the case and the cause of death. The autopsy report is one of the evidence that the investigation agency (case handling agency) must collect. There is no requirement that it must be collected. To the family members or relatives of the person being inspected or inspected. Generally, the family members are informed of the inspection and inspection results. If the family members need it, they can apply to the case-handling agency for review, or make a copy with permission. Therefore, it is generally not given directly to the victim’s family.

Personal Suggestions

Attached below is the "Procedural Regulations for the Handling of Criminal Cases by the Public Security Organs" for reference

Legal Basis

"The Procedures for the Handling of Criminal Cases by the Public Security Organs" Procedural Provisions on Criminal Cases"

Article 213: In order to determine the cause of death, a corpse may be dissected with the approval of the person in charge of the public security organ at or above the county level, and the family members of the deceased shall be notified to be present and allowed to submit a notice of dissection of the corpse. Signature.

If the family members of the deceased refuse to be present or sign without justifiable reasons, the investigators shall indicate this on the autopsy notice. For unidentified corpses, if the deceased's family cannot be notified, this should be noted in the transcript.

Article 214: For corpses whose cause of death has been ascertained and for which there is no need for further preservation, the family members shall be notified to retrieve them for processing. If it is impossible to notify or the family members refuse to retrieve the corpses after notification, the corpse shall be taken back by the county level or above. With the approval of the person in charge of the public security organ, it can be handled in a timely manner.