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Flies solve dowry death mystery: A case report

Journal: International Archives of Integrated Medicine (IAIM) (Vol.2, No. 5)

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Page : 152-155

Keywords : Dowry deaths; Organophosphorus poisoning; Suicide; Flies.;

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Abstract

Unnatural deaths of married women amongst the total female deaths have shown an increasing trend in Indian society during the recent years. These unnatural deaths may be suicidal, homicidal or accidental but suicidal deaths are most common. In India, dowry is an persistent evil, even among educated societies, there is no escape from the brutality of in-laws if expectations are not met and some of these oppressed young women choose to commit suicide, either by burning, poisoning or by some other means. The burden of finding the cause of death lies on the shoulders of forensic experts. In this peculiar case, history and findings were confusing and inconclusive. Then as the ray of hope, flies of autopsy room came to teach us importance of patient observation in Forensic Medicine.

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