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A clandestine affair – A case report

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Case Report

Author Details : R. Varun Kumar*, Abhijit Subhedar

Volume : 8, Issue : 3, Year : 2023

Article Page : 112-117

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijfmts.2023.024

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Abstract

According to the witnesses, crime scene and inquest report, deceased is a 30 years old female, found dead lying on floor, in her apartment house along with a male, who was found hanging from a ceiling fan in the same room. The deceased body was brought to Mortuary, Osmania General Hospital at 04:00 PM on 28/01/2023 by the Investigation Officer and requested for postmortem examination under section 174 Criminal Procedure Code. The postmortem findings were an antemortem horizontally placed ligature mark at the level of thyroid cartilage in the front of neck, internally there was an inward fracture of tip of greater horn of hyoid bone on the right side with surrounding tissue contusion. There were some small crescent shaped abrasions noted on both sides of front of neck which were suggestive of nail marks. There was a contusion over the inner surface of the scalp. With meticulous crime scene investigation and post mortem examination and interpretation of the findings cause of death was given as “Ligature Strangulation”

Keywords: Ante mortem ligature mark, Saliva dribble mark, Hesitation cuts Contusion on inner surface of scalp

How to cite : Kumar R V, Subhedar A, A clandestine affair – A case report. IP Int J Forensic Med Toxicol Sci 2023;8(3):112-117

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