Citation

Sharma S, Sharma SK. Internet J. Forensic Med. Toxicol. 2004; 5(2): 17-20.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Anil Aggrawal)

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Abstract

If someone wondered how a change in opinion of autopsy could be brought about many months after doing the postmortem, or if they wondered how could the autopsy report be changed without having seen the body, they need only read this case. This is a case report of a four month old investigation, and the search for the killers of a victim of ligature strangulation. Homicide investigation was based on eyewitness account and autopsy report. The search ultimately ended with the realization that the hunt was unnecessary. The case was that of suicidal hanging. This report unveils the hollowness of thinking that the family members of the deceased don't lie or influence the autopsy opinion. Copyright © 2004, The Authors, and Anil Aggrawal's Internet Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology. All Rights Reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

human; homicide; suicide; male; autopsy; case report; decision making; family; police; cause of death; forensic medicine; hanging; strangulation; article; victim; drinking behavior; witness; Autopsy criticism; Errors in autopsy; Homicidal hanging; Misleading version of suicidal hanging; Presumption in hanging; vertebra dislocation; vertebra fracture