Brandos want autopsy

The coroner's office will conduct an autopsy on the body of Christian Brando, the troubled son of the late actor Marlon Brando, at the request of his family.

Brando died at the weekend at a Los Angeles hospital. A lawyer representing Marlon Brando's estate said the 49-year-old died from pneumonia.

But his family requested the autopsy "based on his past drug history", Los Angeles County Coroner's Fred Corral said.