Case of Rupture of the Stomach, Produced by Violence, the Body Having Been Hung up after Death to Simulate Suicidal Hanging

thrust a stick at her private parts, one thrust causing the stick to enter and lacerate the anus. This scene was witnessed by the unfortunate woman's mother, who informed one of her sons, Godie, of what had happened. He (as also a chowkedar) saw liis sister lying down dead. On the police investigating the case the day after, the Inspector found the body " hanging in such a position as the deceased could uot have put herself;" I made a post-mortem examination of the body pf Sahi Gowallini, and found the following appearances :?The body was beginning to decompose; the head and face were much swollen, and a double rope was around the neck : there were two soft marks under the rope. The superficial veins of the face and neck were much congested, and the tongue protruded between the teeth. There were extensive contusions 011 both legs up to the middle of the thigh. The skiu was knocked off tlia knuckles of the right hand, and there were several other bruises about the body. There were marks of violence about the external organs of generation; the labia were much swollen especially the left one. This injury had evidently been caused, by a blow or a thrust from some hard substance. The parts were also covered with blood, and the anus was torn, as if