JJ Hospital’s forensic department’s attempt to ascertain whether the 60-year-old woman, who died after being run over by Dr Rajesh Dere at Sion hospital, was intoxicated, poisoned or under any substance’s influence at the time of the incident will prolong the final cause of death report by six months to a year.

The post-mortem report of Rubeda Sheikh indicates evidence of bilateral hemothorax, suggesting death due to trauma. However, JJ’s forensic doctors have reserved their final opinion pending “histopathological and chemical analyses”.