Nikki
Nikki asked Gilly Macmillan:

Hi! I'm currently reading Burnt Paper Sky. I'm not too familiar with child abducting and the investigation surrounding it, and so when Rachel is being interviewed by Clemo the first time and he asks if Ben had lunch before they left and Rachel asks "Is this in case you find his body?" - I never understood why there is a need for knowing whether or not he had eaten. Why is this important? Google won't enlighten me.

Gilly Macmillan Hi Nikki I'm so sorry for the slow reply. The reason he asks is (rather gruesomely) in case an autopsy is required. Best, Gilly

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