title: Postmortem wounds--an attempt to defraud an insurance company.
abstract: A case in which wounds were inflicted after death in an attempt to defraud an insurance company is presented. Attention is drawn to those features which may be of assistance in differentiating antemortem wounds from those which may be inflicted after death. A number of pitfalls for the unwary are highlighted.
mesh_terms: D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011180:Postmortem Changes; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000473:pathology*