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Korean Journal of Legal Medicine 2000;24(2):15-27.
Published online October 31, 2000.
Dismembered Corpse : medicolegal implications.
Young Shik Choi, Sang Yong Lee, Yu Hoon Kim, Gap Rae Jo, Bong Woo Lee, Kyung Moo Yang, Nak Eun Chung, Joong Seok Seo, Han Young Lee, Won Tae Lee, Hyun Wook Kang
National Institute of Scientific Investigation, Department of Forensic Medicine, Cheju National University, Korea.
Abstract
Disposal of a homicide victim by dismemberment is rare, but individual cases are on record in most major medicolegal departments. Recognition of postmortem mutilation may be of importance in the interpretation of certain murders committed by sexual perverts and other mentally deranged individuals and sometimes performed for the sole reason of easier disposal of the body. Postmortem dismemberment is usually readily recognizable as such; The edges of the injuries are dry and lack evidence of bleeding. The joints may be disarticulated without fracture, or the use of an axe or saw may be evident from examination of bones. Parallel horizontal or oblique furrows in the bone surface are caused by skipping of the saw prior to establishing depth. Such patterns on the bone may assist in identifying the particular saw involved. So we report 25 dismembered corpses that autopsied in National Institute of Scientific Investigation. This paper can help in attempting to establish not only the first criminal investigation steps but also the medicolegal approach methods in unidentified and dismembered deaths.
Key Words: Dismembered corpse, Autopsy
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