Forenisc Findings in Exhumations

To determine the forensic findings of Exhumation.

Study was conducted on Exhumed. Dead Bodies at different districts of Sindh. From January 2006 to December 2008.

Study was carried out on exhumed dead bodies of different Age, Sex and religion in different districts of Sindh. From January 2006 to December 2008. Total of (53) fifty three dead bodies were exhumed during the period, out of them 34 thirty four were males and nineteen 19 were females.

Total of fifty three dead bodies were exhumed, for forensic findings.

Exhumation were carried out after two months to two years, in the presence of judicial body, on legal demand.

Most of the dead bodies were in advance state of decomposition.

Due to advance stage of decomposition, mark of violence at soft tissue, were lost.

Organs were also in state of putrefaction, so histopathology did not gave too much about cause, of death.

The exhumed dead bodies were53 fifty three out of them 34 thirty four were Male and 19 ninteen were Female, only 2 cases below ten years, 28 cases age, group 20–30 years, and Five cases more then 40 years and on wards. Only 12 out of fifty three were Non Muslims.

Facial identification is only possible in cases who were exhumed between 1 month, other wise facial identification is lost.

Forensic finding of violence is lost after two to three months due to autolysis.

All the cases were real, not manipulated.

In all exhumations judiciary body, (Judicial Magistrate) were present.