DNA testing is being carried out on a heart that is claimed to be that of Queensland man Byron Haddow, who died in Bali in May.

Haddow, 23, was found dead in the plunge pool of his villa while on holiday. His body was returned to Australia four weeks later and a second autopsy found his heart was missing.

The family’s legal representative in Bali, Ni Luh Arie Ratna Sukasari, told Guardian Australia there was a “possibility” the heart that was then returned – two months after Haddow’s death – was not his.

“This possibility is under examination. The returned heart is undergoing DNA testing in Queensland to verify that it is indeed Byron’s. The family insists on certainty, full transparency, and dignity for their son,” she said on Thursday afternoon.

The Bali hospital that carried out t

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