This case refers to a 80 yr old spinster was living alone under the viyyor police station limit. During 1989 one fine morning body of the above female was brought for pm examination. She was dressed in pure white clothes with smell of kerosene& was about to be moved for burial. The locals raised suspicion. Examination revealed ligature mark over the neck with superficial burns over the back. There was injury to neck structures in the form of contusion. One curious finding is that the portion of thyro-hyoid membrane with hyoid bone was missing. The soft tissues adherent to the thyroid cartilage was calcified & opening into the pharyngeal inlet was reduced to pinpoint size. Further inquiry revealed that she had carcinoma larynx & was operated upon.
Investigating officer narrated the events that occurred on that night. The deceased was living adjacent to her sister's house & everyday she would whisper to her sister that the latter should take care of her since she is not able to speak loud. The deceased had the habit of taking liquor every day. The errand of buying the liquor was carried out by an adolescent male with whom she used to share. On that night the boy tied to attack her with the intention having forceful sexual intercourse with her. The attempt was not successful & he killed her . During the struggle a kerosene lamp fell down & her back portion of the body got drenched in kerosene.
There was no injury to external genitalia & the hymen was intact. The vaginal smear & swab preserved for chemical Analysis to rule out spermatozoa & semen turned out to be -ve.
The Case was posted in the principal sessions court ,Trichur for trial.By that time the adolescent turned out to be a 60 yr old male at the time of giving evidence in the court during the 90's & the person was acquitted.
dr.n.rajaram
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A good attempt by Dr. Rajaram. I know him personally. He is a very good teacher and an exponent in his field. The rare spelling mistakes may be the victims of his first attempt. Use of simple words and sentences are more appreciable for narration. Wish you all the best
Sir …… i remember this story you have mentioned this in one of our classes...
After death ,, if a body burnt ,till what time gap , there will be antemortem changes?
Sir what will be the perimortem period
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