Parchmentisation
Post-mortem drying of pressure-blanched skin under a ligature, producing a dry, brown, leather-like band. Characteristic of hanging where the ligature stays in place after death; rarely seen in strangulation.
Post-mortem drying of pressure-blanched skin under a ligature, producing a dry, brown, leather-like band. Characteristic of hanging where the ligature stays in place after death; rarely seen in strangulation.
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