Section 110: Investigation in case of violent death

110. Investigation in case of violent death (1) Where a Magistrate is informed that a person— (a) has committed suicide; (b) has been killed by another, or by an animal or by machinery or an accident; (c) has died under circumstances raising a reasonable suspicion that some person has committed an offence; or (d) has died in prison or while in custody of the Police, he shall proceed or order an officer to proceed to the examination of the body and an investigation of the matter with the assistance of a medical practitioner. D13 – 29 [Issue 1] District and Intermediate Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act (2) The Magistrate may, in any such case, exercise all of his powers under section 50. (3) The Magistrate shall forward to the Director of Public Prosecutions the reports of the officer and medical practitioner, together with his own report and any further information bearing on the case.