Forensics Quiz

The individual was a 20-year old male. It was found that a bullet traveled through his body. The entrance of the bullet was on the left lateral side above the 3rd rib. The heart located around this region.

The exit was at the umbilical region at the belly button. Since the wound was 5cm deep, the stomach could be hurt.

Another evidence suggests that the bullet traveled 45 degrees downward, leading to the liver of the body. The main function of the liver is to digest food, store energy, and remove poison.

In conclusion, the most plausible cause of death is excessive loss of blood. The evidence suggests that the heart was damaged. Without proper operation of the heart, the blood in the body could not flow throughout the body.

Another plausible diagnosis is that the individual died of poisoning. Since liver was hurt by the bullet, if the individual had poison before the shooting, his body would die out faster without the removal of poison by the liver.

The last plausible conclusion is that the stomach could not digest the food because the stomach was hurt. We need excessive evidence on the condition of stomach to confirm whether the cause of death is from the damage to the stomach.