Autopsy report delay made woman and her children homeless

An autopsy report last January ruled out foul play in the death of a 51-year-old man but his wife and children still have no access to their house, which had been sealed pending a magisterial inquiry. Speaking on condition of anonymity, Audrey*, 45, told this newspaper that because the inquiry has not yet been closed, she has had to continue renting out a property, costing her some €420 a month. Audrey had moved out of the matrimonial home together with their children, aged 16 and six, back in 2014 after their marriage broke down due to her husband's longstanding alcohol problem. Despite the fact that they were in the process of legally separating, she nevertheless maintained contact with him. The man suffered from bouts of illness due to diabetes and coronary artery disease, having undergone a bypass when he turned 40. On January 7, he failed to respond when the nurse called on him to administer insulin. He was found on the ground in a corner behind a chest of drawers, having suffered from organ failure. "I was in shock and didn't quite know what had hit me," Audrey recalled. "I remember that an inventory was made and that the police asked me for the house keys. They also took...

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