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Keep in mind that 'homicide' in this context has a different meaning than the legal sense. They are not making any determination of a crime or justification. All they are doing is saying that the person died because of the actions of another human, rather than it being self-inflicted or by natural causes.
Which is a good first step to getting a conviction in court for homicide.
How is that different from the legal sense?
Because a coroner doesn't have the authority to lay charges. They simply find the cause of death, and in this case it was a homicide.
I see. Thank you.
You're welcome. :)
I was about to comment that "died from homicide" sounds like a very roundabout way of saying "was murdered". I realise that "was killed" would be more appropriate, and I'm still wondering why they wouldn't just write that.
There are a number of reasons why someone can die from homicide in the medical sense, but not the legal sense. For instance, self-defense.
Most places have some variation on these types of homicide:
There's also situations where it isn't a crime at all, but would still be medically homicide. I mentioned self-defense, but someone could get shot by a hunter because they were in the woods without an orange vest. There's also certain cases where it's legal for police to shoot someone, due to an active threat.
All of these would be medically homicide, but only some would be called murder.
I absolutely get those points, but would argue that "was killed" covers all of them. I just think "died from homicide" sounds so strange, since "homicide" literally means "killed by someone else", so it reads like "died from being killed" just in a slightly more roundabout way.