Smith’s son to get second autopsy
Anna Nicole Smith’s lawyer has been authorized to bring in a private pathologist to perform a second autopsy on her son, the head coroner in the Bahamas said Friday.
The reality TV star and former Playboy playmate found her 20-year-old son Daniel Wayne Smith unresponsive Sept. 10 in her hospital room, three days after she gave birth to a daughter. She called for help but doctors were unable to revive him.
The Bahamas coroner’s office has termed Daniel Smith’s death “suspicious.” The term, however, meant the cause was not immediately apparent and did not necessarily imply foul play, head coroner Linda Virgill said.
The family’s pathologist will perform the autopsy on Sunday, Virgill said.
The results of the official autopsy, which was done Tuesday, have not been released. Virgill said a toxicology test would be completed next week.
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