WA authorities deny claims palliative care patient was alive when taken to morgue

Allegations relate to 55-year-old man who was moved from a ward to the morgue on 5 September without his time of death recorded

West Australian officials have denied claims a palliative care patient may have been alive when he was transferred to a Perth morgue.

The state coroner's court is examining the allegations relating to a 55-year-old patient at Rockingham General Hospital, who was moved from a ward to the morgue on 5 September without his death having been formally certified.