Inspection of scene of death Lecture 9. Associative-professor V.Franchuk

Plan of the presentation Definition Definition Tasks of inspection Tasks of inspection The sequence of inspection of the body The sequence of inspection of the body Blood spots at he scene of death Blood spots at he scene of death

Definition Scene of death – a place where dead person (body) was found. Scene of death – a place where dead person (body) was found. Inspection of the scene of death means a practical activity of investigator. Inspection of the scene of death means a practical activity of investigator.

The tasks of the inspection Whether there was a crime? Whether there was a crime? When it happened? When it happened? Which purposes did offenders have? Which purposes did offenders have? How long did offenders visit scene of crime? How long did offenders visit scene of crime? How they came into the place of crime? How they came into the place of crime? Which material proofs were left by criminals? Which material proofs were left by criminals?

Methods of inspection of the criminal scene Objective Objective Subjective Subjective Central Central

Stages of inspection Stages StaticDynamic

Tasks of the doctor at the scene of death To establish is a person alive or dead? To establish is a person alive or dead? To define (determine) time since death To define (determine) time since death To fix position and pose of a corpse To fix position and pose of a corpse To find probable marks of struggle or self-defense To find probable marks of struggle or self-defense To find external injuries To find external injuries To detect of blood spots at the scene of death and around the body. To detect of blood spots at the scene of death and around the body.

A sequence of the inspection of dead body at scene of death The description of a place where dead body was found The description of a place where dead body was found Fixing of its position Fixing of its position The description of its position and pose The description of its position and pose Inspection of upper clothes Inspection of upper clothes Direct inspection of a body Direct inspection of a body The description of external injuries The description of external injuries Finding of material evidences at the scene of death Finding of material evidences at the scene of death

Place of death and its sceme

Deferent corpses at the scene of death

Dead body and its place

Definite pose in rape

Definite pose in cooling

Blood spots at the scene of crime