PMC4318105_01
(a) The decedent was found in a closet, (b) Mouth and nose were covered by a black plastic bag. The body was tied by a car seat belt. Postmortem hypostasis was present on the anterior surface on the body
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F1
On the next day, the police discovered the dead body of the old man in a closet while revisiting the scene [Figure 1a]. Several knots were present, continued from the front of the neck through wrists, abdomen and ankles [Figure 1b].
Intense congestion over face, chest and ligature mark on the neck with prominent knot mark on the front of the neck and below chin
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F2
The mark extended upward and backward and was faint on the back of the neck [Figure 2].
Extravessation of blood in the neck underneath the ligature mark
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F3
On dissection, there was subcutaneous hemorrhage underneath the ligature mark in the neck muscle [Figure 3].
Intramuscular hemorrhage in the chest muscle
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F4
There were patchy hemorrhagic spots in the chest muscles over sternum and attaching with right and left costal margins [Figure 4].