Decomposition pattern and insect colonization in two cases of suicide by hanging

Hanging is one of the most common methods of suicide worldwide. Despite the high incidence, only a little knowledge about the pattern of cadaver colonization by insects on hanging corpse is available. Different types of hanging can alter the body decomposition process as well as the pattern and rate...

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Main Authors: Valentina Bugelli, Mirella Gherardi, Martina Focardi, Vilma Pinchi, Stefano Vanin, Carlo Pietro Campobasso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2018-01-01
Series:Forensic Sciences Research
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20961790.2017.1418622