Final Essay

The process of a postmortem examination is to discover the cause of death or the extent of disease is called an Autopsy; it is performed by a doctor called an Autopsy Surgeon who most often than not has to cut open the body of the deceased to examine the insides of the person’s body such as organs to see if there are telling signs to lead to a cause of death such as poison in the liver or punctures in the lungs. Understanding the role the medical examiner (autopsy surgeon) plays in evaluating suspicious deaths has a lot to do with figuring out if the death was a natural occurrence which would result in the case being solved or whether the death was caused by someone which would lead officers to try and find the killer by using clues an pieces …show more content…
The main goals of the cross-examination is firstly to see if the factors involved between injury and death are as stated by the doctor and if the doctor can explain in a clear manner of the types of wounds and marks found on the body as to whether or not the deceased died from being stabbed in the lung(2015) or whether the deceased died from a wound elsewhere if known for sure and can be proven aids in estimating the time of death in the case.IT is also important to take into account that the body of the deceased was in the care of the autopsy surgeon an whoever assists her so if by chance at the crime scene the crime scene investigator had written in his or her notes that the deceased died from being beaten with a crow bar which would leave more blows an trauma on the body than the actual nine wounds which were reported by the doctor after the autopsy examination which is tricky because the end of a crow bar can be used to stab someone this would raise an alarm and both the Doctor or Crime scene investigator findings would seem a little bit