Homicide Potrayed as Natural Death: A Case Report

Authors

  • Kandhimalla Ambica
  • Abhijit Subhedar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v17i4.19942

Keywords:

Asphyxia, Head injury, Homicide, smothering

Abstract

In any case of homicide, the primary evidence is the dead body of the victim bearing physical evidence of violence.
Sometimes murderer tries to conceal the crime by secret disposal of the body or in certain instances by portraying
it as a natural death. A meticulous medico-legal autopsy acts as a connecting bridge between the crime and the
investigating authorities to reach the perpetrator.In thiscase victim is a 26-year-old pregnant female and the
perpetrator- her husbandwho smothered her and tried to escape by employing the latteri.e., in the name of heart
attack

Author Biographies

  • Kandhimalla Ambica

    Post graduate,  Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Osmania Medical
    College, Hyderabad, Telangana.

  • Abhijit Subhedar

    Professor and Head, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Osmania Medical
    College, Hyderabad, Telangana

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Published

2023-10-16

How to Cite

Homicide Potrayed as Natural Death: A Case Report. (2023). Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, 17(4), 63-65. https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v17i4.19942