title: A matter of large body passing through a small hole: the holeproof out the window.
abstract: A baffling case of fall-from-height is described focusing on aspects of a human body passing through a small hole, within a holeproof window. It is a classic example of an unsatisfactory outcome when a scene of death is modified adversely due to delay in the commencement of scene management. The operative factors may be entirely outside the control of scene investigators. The primary medical attendant is reminded of the forensic obligations at a scene of unnatural death. Reporting this case might encourage forensic practitioners having experience of a similar case to respond through this journal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, UMDS Guy's Hospital, University of London, UK.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002423:Cause of Death; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans