The body of slain Boston bombings suspect will undergo a second “independent” autopsy as demanded by his relatives, a family spokeswoman has said.
Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, the main accused in the Boston bombings along with his 19-year-old brother Dzhokhar, was shot dead by police in the wee hours of April 19.
For nearly two weeks, Tamerlan’s body lay unclaimed at the Boston medical examiner’s office. A funeral home now has the remains and a quest is underway to find him a resting place in Massachusetts.
But first, he will undergo a second “independent” autopsy demanded by his relatives, a family spokeswoman said. If no grave site is found after the autopsy, Peter Stefan, the owner of the funeral home, plans to ask the government to find a grave, CNN reported.