A partially skeletonized body along with a skull was brought to
the mortuary for postmortem examination by the investigating
officer. A portion of the torso was shriveled while other areas
showed adipocerous changes. Upper and lower extremities,
and a portion of the upper thorax were partially skeletonized.
Lower ends of the skeletonized right femur and left tibia had
nibbled appearance suggestive of gnawing by predators, possibly
rodents. Numerous live maggots were present on the lower
limbs and a very few were crawling over the body (Fig. 1A). A
singular circular soft tissue defect could not go unnoticed to
anyone who saw the body. The defect measured 2.5 cm in diameter
and was present over the front of the chest along the
midline on its lower aspect, and through which the underlying
sternum was visible (Fig. 1B). On closer examination, the edges