1999
DOI: 10.1007/s004140050212
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Indoor postmortem animal interference by carnivores and rodents: report of two cases and review of the literature

Abstract: We present two cases of nearly total skeletization of the exposed face and neck due to indoor postmortem animal interference and a review of the literature. In the case of a 61-year-old man, inspection of the damaged soft tissue margins revealed serrated edges and parallel cutaneous lacerations caused by rats. In the case of a 40-year-old woman, postmortem examination revealed v-shaped and rhomboid-shaped tunneled wounds in the damaged soft tissue caused by a pit bull terrier. The autopsy in both cases identif… Show more

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“…Hyoids are recovered rarely because they are swallowed during the consumption of the anterior neck organs. 1,2 Axial skeletal elements are generally found scattered close to the original body location. Vertebrae, having irregular shapes, are most commonly gnawed on the bodies, the spines and transverse processes.…”
Section: Survivorship Of Skeletal Elementsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Hyoids are recovered rarely because they are swallowed during the consumption of the anterior neck organs. 1,2 Axial skeletal elements are generally found scattered close to the original body location. Vertebrae, having irregular shapes, are most commonly gnawed on the bodies, the spines and transverse processes.…”
Section: Survivorship Of Skeletal Elementsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…9,10 It is also common to find linear scratch abrasions from claws, in the location of the injury. 1,9 This is in contrast to postmortem scavenging in cases of dogs attacking humans with an intension of killing thereby showing tearing and slashing of tissue. 11 Thus the identification of the animals that caused the injuries is made mainly on the basis of the pattern of the injuries.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Paw prints; blood stains; animal feces at the scene; pets having easy access to the corpses in the house and presence of rodents nests in the close vicinity are few other findings that have been reported in cases of indoor animal scavenging. 1,2,9,13 Therefore during investigations of deaths which are suspected to have been occurred indoor and have injuries to the exposed area of the body, a special notes of the factors such as presence/absence of self-defense injuries on the deceased body, amount of blood present in the scene, presence of paw prints deriving from animal's paws, accessibility to the pets/ wild animals, presence of rodent nests in the immediate surroundings must be made while taking a detailed assessment of the scene of the questioned case.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Claw marks in the form of linear abrasions may be seen near the wound. 22 Bodies may also be damaged by the infiltration of insects. Different insects are attracted to the body at different times after death.…”
Section: Postmortem Skin Changesmentioning
confidence: 99%