Differentiating postmortem claw marks by the Asian water monitor (kabaragoya) from antemortem sharp weapon trauma based on the injury pattern

• Huvudskapare: Piumi Dileka (Författare, medförfattare), Chiranthika Madhupoorni A. Gunathilaka (Författare, medförfattare), Thilinika Ranchamali (Författare, medförfattare), Sameera A Gunawardena (Författare, medförfattare)
• Materialtyp: Bok
• Publicerad: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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The Asian water monitor (Varanus salvator) or kabaragoya is the predominant large animal scavenger of human remains in Sri Lanka; however, its significance is rarely discussed in the forensic literature. This is the case of a 54-year-old male with a history of dementia, depression, and wandering beh...