TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - Centipede inflicted postmortem injury
JO  - Journal of forensic sciences
A1  - Harada, K.
A1  - Asa, K.
A1  - Imachi, T.
A1  - Yamaguchi, Y.
A1  - Yoshida, Kentaro
SP  - 849
EP  - 850
VL  - 44
IS  - 4
N2  - We here report the first case of postmortem injury caused by a centipede. An old man was found dead in his bedroom. The death was estimated to be due to intracranial hemorrhage and to have occurred two days before the police inspection. A centipede about 12 cm long emerged from a subcutaneous cavity on the victim's forearm. Obviously, the centipede had dug the cavity on the intact skin. A police inspector was bitten by the centipede, so he stepped on the centipede on the floor. The exudate from the insect was identified to be derived from the victim's blood.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-1198
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -