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| Bali hospital denies allegation of organ theft after body of Australian repatriated without heart | Bali hospital denies allegation of organ theft after body of Australian repatriated without heart |
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| Australian officials demanded answers after the body of Byron Haddow was returned without his heart | Australian officials demanded answers after the body of Byron Haddow was returned without his heart |
| A Bali hospital has denied allegations it was involved in organ theft, after the body of a young Australian who died on the Indonesian resort island was repatriated without his heart. | A Bali hospital has denied allegations it was involved in organ theft, after the body of a young Australian who died on the Indonesian resort island was repatriated without his heart. |
| Queensland man Byron Haddow was found dead in the plunge pool of his Bali villa earlier this year while on holiday. | Queensland man Byron Haddow was found dead in the plunge pool of his Bali villa earlier this year while on holiday. |
| The body of the 23-year-old was returned to Australia four weeks later, and a second autopsy found his heart was missing, prompting Australian officials to demand answers from their Indonesian counterpart. | The body of the 23-year-old was returned to Australia four weeks later, and a second autopsy found his heart was missing, prompting Australian officials to demand answers from their Indonesian counterpart. |
| I Made Darmajaya, director of medical nursing and support at Prof Ngoerah hospital, denied the hospital was involved in organ theft, explaining that the hospital carried out a forensic autopsy on Haddow’s body after a request from local police. | I Made Darmajaya, director of medical nursing and support at Prof Ngoerah hospital, denied the hospital was involved in organ theft, explaining that the hospital carried out a forensic autopsy on Haddow’s body after a request from local police. |
| “I emphasise, on behalf of Prof Ngoerah hospital, that the circulating rumours of organ theft are false,” he told reporters. | “I emphasise, on behalf of Prof Ngoerah hospital, that the circulating rumours of organ theft are false,” he told reporters. |
| “There is no interest of the hospital to withhold [the heart]. Actually, our interest was in the context of examination in accordance with the law.” | “There is no interest of the hospital to withhold [the heart]. Actually, our interest was in the context of examination in accordance with the law.” |
| He said Haddow’s heart was repatriated to Australia after the rest of his body as it took a long time to process it to meet the requirements for a pathological examination. | |
| A spokesperson for Australia’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday they were providing consular assistance to Haddow’s family but could not provide further comment, citing privacy obligations. | A spokesperson for Australia’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday they were providing consular assistance to Haddow’s family but could not provide further comment, citing privacy obligations. |
| Haddow’s heart was returned to Queensland in August, more than two months after his death, Ni Luh Arie Ratna Sukasari, a legal representative of Haddow’s family, said earlier on Wednesday, saying the incident raised “serious questions” about medical practices in Bali. | Haddow’s heart was returned to Queensland in August, more than two months after his death, Ni Luh Arie Ratna Sukasari, a legal representative of Haddow’s family, said earlier on Wednesday, saying the incident raised “serious questions” about medical practices in Bali. |