Regional Injuries: Head, Chest & Abdomen — Practice
A medicolegal autopsy is conducted on a 22-year-old male whose body was recovered from a river after 72 hours in warm weather. The forensic examiner notes greenish discolouration of the abdomen, bloating of the face and genitalia, and marbling of the skin over the chest. These findings are consistent with which stage of putrefaction?
AAdvanced decomposition (active decay)
BSkeletonisation
CActive decomposition (bloat stage)
DEarly decomposition (fresh stage)