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| Child neglect and forensic entomology |
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| Author(s): Benecke M, Lessig R |
| Source: FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL Volume: 120 Issue: 1-2 Pages: 155-159 Published: AUG 15 2001 |
| Times Cited: 13 References: 13 |
| Abstract: Close co-operation between forensic scientists, medico-legal doctors, and police forces made it possible to estimate not only the post-mortem interval but also the time since a child was neglected. On the skin surface under the diaper (anal-genital area), third instar larvae of the false stable fly Muscina stabulans FALLEN, and the lesser house fly Fannia canicularis L. were found. F. canicularis adults are attracted to both feces and urine. From the face, larvae of the bluebottle fly Calliphora vomitoria L. were collected. C. vomitoria maggots are typical early inhabitants of corpses. From the developmental times of the flies, it was estimated that the anal-genital area of the child had not been cleaned for about 14 days (7-21 day range), and that death occurred only 6-8 days prior to discovery of the body. This is the first report where an examination of the maggot fauna on a person illustrated neglect that had occurred prior to death. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. |
| Document Type: Article |
| Language: English |
| Reprint Address: Benecke, M (reprint author), Int Forens Res & Consulting, Postfach 250411, D-50520 Cologne, Germany |
Addresses:
1. Int Forens Res & Consulting, D-50520 Cologne, Germany
2. Univ Leipzig, Inst Med Legale, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany |
| Publisher: ELSEVIER SCI IRELAND LTD, CUSTOMER RELATIONS MANAGER, BAY 15, SHANNON INDUSTRIAL ESTATE CO, CLARE, IRELAND |
| Subject Category: Medicine, Legal |
| IDS Number: 463AU |
| ISSN: 0379-0738 |
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