Bob Saget death records temporarily blocked amid claims star hit his head on hotel headboard
A Florida judge on Wednesday, February 16, granted a temporary injunction blocking the release of any records relating to Bob Saget's death investigation. The order temporarily prohibits the release of any photos, video or other records related to the investigation into the 'Full House' star's death. The decision comes after Saget's family filed a lawsuit to block the release of records, citing privacy concerns and 'suffer irreparable harm in the form of extreme mental pain, anguish, and emotional distress'.
The judge's decision came amid reports that police believe that the 65- year-old 'Full House' star died after hitting the back of his head on his bed's headboard in Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Orlando on January 9, 2022. This comes after doctors said that his injuries were so severe they looked like he had been hit with a baseball bat. There has been an ongoing investigation about Saget's dead and each day some new report has come out.
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His unfortunate death was ruled an accident with no signs of foul play. Saget's 42-year-old widow, Kelly Rizzo, and his three daughters Aubrey,34, Lara, 32, and Jennifer, 29, whom he shared with ex-wife Sherri Kramer filed a lawsuit on Tuesday, February 16, in Orlando, Florida, asking the state judge for a ruling that would prohibit the release of any records from the local medical examiner's office and the Orange County Sheriff's Office involving the probe into Saget's death.
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The medical examiner said last week that Saget had died from an accidental blow to the head, likely from a backward fall. An autopsy report showed that Saget had an abrasion on his scalp, a fracture at the base of his skull, fractures around his eye sockets, bleeding between the brain and tissue covering the brain, as well as bruises to the brain. A toxicology analysis didn't show any illicit drugs or toxins in Saget's body.
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During the course of the autopsy and death investigation, the medical examiner's office and sheriff's office created graphic videos and photos of Saget's body, as well as audio recordings. Such records are prohibited by state law from being released publicly, but some media outlets have already filed requests for them, according to the family's lawsuit.
"Plaintiffs will suffer irreparable harm in the form of extreme mental pain, anguish, and emotional distress if Defendants release the Records in response to public records requests or otherwise disseminate the records for any other reason or purpose," their complaint said according to a copy obtained by ABC.
According to a report by TMZ, police believe he most likely slammed his head on a wooden portion of his hotel headboard and was knocked unconscious. But his autopsy revealed that his injuries were severe and suggest a much more serious accident.