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Article: New stab wounds study results reported from J.R. Gill et al.
- Article from:
- Cancer Weekly
- Article date:
- October 20, 2009
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According to recent research published in the Journal of Forensic Sciences, "Artifacts due to decomposition can be mistaken for antemortem injury leading to an incorrect suspicion of foul play. We describe an instance of postmortem wound dehiscence that mimicked antemortem stab wounds."
"A man with a history of colon cancer and substance abuse was found dead. There were advanced putrefactive changes and multiple defects of the anterior torso that resembled stab wounds. Subsequent investigation revealed that 11 months earlier, he had a laparoscopic-assisted colon resection that involved surgical incisions corresponding in location and size to the above defects. ...