Title

Crime Scene visit and Meticulous Autopsy in Decomposed Body Yields Fruitful Results.

Authors

Ravindra B. Deokar, Mahesh K. Akare, Harish M. Pathak, Sachin S Patil.

Abstract

Decomposition makes post-mortem examination more complicated due to distortion and changed tissue morphology. Decomposition of dead body refers to multiple degradation processes occurred in organism after death. It is the combined effect of tissue selfdigestion causing autolysis and the bacterial overgrowth leading to tissue putrefaction. Hence, it is not easy to find out a definite cause of death at the end of postmortem examination in such decomposed bodies. But sometimes meticulous autopsy, crime scene visit and appropriate guidance to investigation authorities helps to solve the case and yield fruitful results even in cases advanced decomposition changes.

Key words

Decomposition Changes, Forensic Expertise, Autopsy surgeon, Hanging, Unnatural deaths.

DOI

 10.59988/jfmsl.vol.33issue1.14