eli5: Why do autopsies take so long?

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I’m specifically recalling a case where a local mom woke up to find her 10 year old son dead. Perfectly healthy and just died in his sleep. 6 months later it was determined he died of an aneurysm. Did they just not suspect foul play? Would the autopsy have happened quicker if they had? Does the autopsy itself take a long time or is it a paperwork/political thing?

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The autopsy light have been performed soon afte death, but the announcement of the result could have been delayed. It’s unlikely that they’d delay the autopsy for very long due to the fact that dead bodies decompose.

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