“…Relatives fear the mutilation or disfigurement of the dead body and therefore reject the autopsy procedure (Oluwasola et al, 2009 , Charlier et al, 2013 ). Some of the other reasons provided for unwillingness to give consent for autopsy were explained by a perception that the body is being commodified (Banyini et al, 2013 ), the body is being desecrated (Charlier et al, 2012 ), or there have been expressions of religious and cultural factors as the basis of objections to post-mortem procedures (Banyini et al, 2013 ; Echey et al, 2015 ; Yawson et al, 2014 ). Against this background, an autopsy is a sensitive issue for many people, and consenting to it has been described as psychologically distressing for grieving families (Mfutso-Bengu & Taylor, 2002 ).…”