A coroner speaks for the dead to protect the living
By: Wallace Bain
Publisher: Wallace Bain
Published: 2021
Place of publication: New Zealand
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
ISBN-13: 9780473549992
Copyright date: 2021
Subjects: Coroners; Death; Causes; Public safety
Description: "Wallace Bain retired in early 2020 after 28 distinguished years as a Coroner, most recently in Rotorua. During these years Mr Bain developed a national reputation for his sensitivity and compassion in dealing with difficult cases such as those of Nia Glassie and Moko Rangitoheriri. That a child is killed in New Zealand as a result of abuse every five weeks he finds "unacceptable". He has also developed a reputation for being a "Coroner on the warpath" for his forthright demands from time to time that New Zealand's laws and regulations be changed to protect ordinary citizens."--Back cover.
Table of contents: title: The role of a coroner.; title: A coroner's workload.; title: A history of coroners.; title: Inquisitorial; title: why the Coroners Court and processes are so different.; title: Child abuse; title: Nia Glassie; title: Child abuse; title: Moko Rangitoheriri.; title: Culture and death.; title: Suicide and the Coroner.; title: Co-sleeping and the Coroner.; title: Co-sleeping; title: an avoidable death.; title: Alcohol and its effects.; title: The sad case of Rachael De Jong.; title: Hot pool deaths from hydrogen sulphide.; title: Driver fatigue, seat belts, texting.; title: Hunting accidents.; title: Deaths in the forestry industry.; title: Common features in boating deaths.; title: Cyberbullying and the law.