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case_images: Corpse clothing
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case_images: F1
case_images: Upon external examination, the 65-year-old body was clothed in white sleeveless t-shirts, white and pink women's underwear, brown women's pants, and black socks (Fig. 1).
case_images: Ligature mark on the neck
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case_images: F2
case_images: Notably, a significant finding was an open ligature mark on the neck, positioned at a slight slant and extending 1.5 cm below the lower border of the thyroid cartilage (Fig. 2).
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case_images: Foreign body in abdominal cavity
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case_images: F3
case_images: The forensic medical diagnosis attributed the main cause of death to the perforation of the ileum by a foreign body - a plastic tube found in the abdomen - resulting in complications including purulent diffuse peritonitis, intoxication, and acute cardiac and respiratory failure, leading to death within 3-6 hours after insertion (Fig. 3).