A Florida judge agreed Monday to make it permanent an order which prohibits the publication of photographs, videos or other records related to the investigation of the death of comedian Bob Saget.
During a court hearing in Orlando, Circuit Judge Vincent Chiu said he would issue a standing court order that had been requested by Saget’s widow, Kelly Rizzo and her three daughters. Family members had filed a lawsuit to stop the publication of any records from the local forensic doctor’s office and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office that involved the investigation into Saget’s death.
Saget, 65, had found dead January 9 in a room at the Ritz Carlton in Orlando. He had performed in the area the night before as part of a stand-up tour.
Saget died of an accidental blow to the head, probably from a fall backwards, according to the medical examiner. An autopsy report showed Saget had an abrasion on the scalp, a fracture at the base of the skull, fractures around the orbits of the eyes, bruises on the brain and bleeding between the brain and the tissue covering the brain. A toxicological analysis did not show any illicit drugs or toxins in Saget’s body.
During the autopsy and investigation of the death, the forensic office and the sheriff’s office created graphic videos and photos of Saget’s body, as well as audio recordings. State law prohibits such records from being published publicly, but some media outlets have already filed applications, according to the family’s lawsuit.
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