Preliminary results of the autopsy

Following the sudden death of the former Apostolic Nuncio, His Excellency Józef Wesołowski, which occurred on August 27, 2015, the Office of the Vatican Promotor of Justice, as part of the obligations of its competence, ordered the execution of an autopsy and appointed a commission of three experts led by Professor Giovanni Arcudi, Professor of Forensic Medicine at the University of Rome at Tor Vergata.

The investigations took place yesterday afternoon and, based on initial conclusions drawn from microscopic examination, the cause of death has been confirmed as a cardiac arrest.

In the coming days, the Office of the Promotor of Justice will receive subsequent reports based on the usual laboratory examinations which were carried out by the commission.