We present a forensic case in which the time of year when death occurred was established from the entomological evidence after medical examination had been unable to offer any precise information regarding the same, proffering, instead, a time that ran from three months to one year or more. The entomological evidence consisted mainly of Coleoptera, although remains of Diptera were also collected. The minimum postmortem interval (PMI) was established by relating the entomological evidence with the available data concerning the sarcosaprophagous fauna in the geographical area and with our knowledge concerning the development of the principal Coleoptera.

M.I. Arnaldos

F. Sánchez

A forensic entomology case from the Southeastern Iberian Peninsula

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Category	Quartile
MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL	4