1Dept.of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, RIMS Medical College, Kadapa, A.P., India
2Division of Neurotoxicology, SV University, Tirupati, A.P., India
3Dept. of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Bhaskara Medical College, Hyderabad
Rape is one of the crimes out of all offences of violence against a person in which the services of medical science are some times indispensable to the administration of justice Rape is regarded as the most brutal and infamous crime in all civilized countries and penalty is justly severe. In India the punishment is life imprisonment.In the present investigation, a girl aged about 11 years was found dead in a well of an agricultural field on 09.09.09. at 7:00 a.m. Inquest commenced on 09.09.09.at 11:00 a.m. at scene of offence. Autopsy findings revealed that it is clear cut case of sexual offence and murder The body is in decomposed state, skin peeled off here and there, marbling seen on the chest, tongue and eye balls protruded, right eye eaten by aquatic animals (Artifacts), abdomen distended with decomposed gasses Vagina admits two fingers, hymen torn at 5O clock and 7O clock position, the torn margins were extended up to posterior fornix.
Sexual assault, child abuse, Judicial punishment
