Overview

• During a second autopsy in Queensland, Byron Haddow’s family learned his body had been repatriated from Bali without his heart.
• Relatives say they were told two days before the funeral that the organ had been retained in Bali, and they later paid about $700 to have it returned months after the burial.
• Indonesian authorities initially listed drowning as the cause of death, though a Balinese coroner said the manner of death could not be determined.
• The family alleges delays and poor communication, noting the case was reported to police four days after the incident, the scene was contaminated, and repatriation took nearly four weeks.
• A forensic doctor in Bali said consent is not required for a forensic autopsy and that whole-organ retention can occur, while Queensland autopsy results remain pending and the coronial investigation continues.