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http://www.news.com.au/national/cri...out-how-she-died/story-fns0kb1g-1227302951632
A FORENSIC expert says the fact slain teacher Stephanie Scott’s body was burned will make it difficult to pinpoint a cause of death — but even a scorched body can reveal secrets a killer wants hidden.
The post-mortem examination on the 26-year-old’s body, which was discovered last Friday in an isolated national park about 70km from her hometown of Leeton, began yesterday. NSW Police said earlier reports that Ms Scott’s body had been formally identified were incorrect.
Ms Scott’s remains are just one of several clues that may reveal how the 26-year-old bride-to-be met her tragic end.
David Ranson, Deputy Director of the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, said fire took a terrible toll on the human body, affecting limbs and facial features first. It made the process of even identifying a victim difficult — but not impossible, because DNA could still be obtained.
The challenge for a forensic pathologist would be finding the cause of death.
A FORENSIC expert says the fact slain teacher Stephanie Scott’s body was burned will make it difficult to pinpoint a cause of death — but even a scorched body can reveal secrets a killer wants hidden.
The post-mortem examination on the 26-year-old’s body, which was discovered last Friday in an isolated national park about 70km from her hometown of Leeton, began yesterday. NSW Police said earlier reports that Ms Scott’s body had been formally identified were incorrect.
Ms Scott’s remains are just one of several clues that may reveal how the 26-year-old bride-to-be met her tragic end.
David Ranson, Deputy Director of the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, said fire took a terrible toll on the human body, affecting limbs and facial features first. It made the process of even identifying a victim difficult — but not impossible, because DNA could still be obtained.
The challenge for a forensic pathologist would be finding the cause of death.