“Salt mummification” — atypical method of embalming a corpse
“Salt mummification” — atypical method of embalming a corpse
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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English
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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It is extremely rare for table salt to be used to preserve a dead body in criminal cases. In the case presented here, after the death of his 85-year-old mother, a son kept her body preserved in table salt for about 2 years to extort social benefits (pension). Before her death, the woman had been hospitalised twice due to chronic diseases. The case...
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“Salt mummification” — atypical method of embalming a corpse
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2681039090
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2681039090
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0937-9827
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1437-1596
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10.1007/s00414-022-02855-5
