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The fingertip tissue sample triggered Singapore's longest coroner's inquiry

A fingertip-sized tissue sample from a cremated 22-year-old in a Singapore lab sparks a coroner’s inquiry. How did that sample expose them?

The fingertip tissue sample triggered Singapore's longest coroner's inquiry

In this episode, we follow the medical, legal and family decisions that began with a young woman's collapse in 1985 and the surgery that followed. The episode traces the preserved tissue sample, the family’s complaints, and the escalating attempts to answer whether the operation was necessary.

Person: Jeannie (Chong Yun Jing)

Date: 6 June 1985 (surgery); 10 September 1985 (death)…

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