Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Precise estimation of time since a death has great importance while investigating suspicious foul play in deaths. Findings help to estimate time since death gradually diminishes along with the progression of time. In the case of decomposed bodies, entomological evidence plays a great role in finding out the probable time since death. In this case series, we observed and analysed the life cycle of flies and gave opinions about the time since death. For this purpose, we developed an artificially ventilated environment and did not change the feeding substance. We observed that when the body is in an advanced stage of decomposition; entomological evidence acts as an important tool to estimate the time since death.
Authors: Darshan Galoria, Preeti Tiwari, Arijit Datta, Pradeep Rana, Shrusti Shukla, Dhara Goswami
Language: English
Subfield: Insect Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4410009680