The document outlines the seven stages of decomposition, including immediate stage, livor mortis, rigor mortis, putrefaction, entomology, mummification, and skeletonization. Each stage has a specific timeline and characteristics, with variations influenced by geographical and environmental factors. It highlights the physiological changes that occur after death and the timeline for each stage.

1. SVAGATHAM

2. GOVT INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC SCIENCE
NAGPUR
DEPT OF FORENSIC SCIENCE

3. “La Evidencia”

4. ANUSHA SINGH
CHRISTY SUSAN THOMPSON
ANUJA XAVIER
NAZLA KHALID
DIPTI PARVE
ANKITA RATHOD
VAISHNAVI SHELKE
AJNA

5. VARIOUS STAGES
OF
DECOMPOSITION---

6. 7 STAGES OF
DECOMPOSITION:
1.IMMEDIATE STAGE
2. LIVOR MORTIS
3. RIGOR MORTIS
4. PUTREFICATION
5. ENTHAMOLOGY
6. MUMMIFICATION
7. SKELETINISATION

7. IMMEDIATE STAGE
Begins immediately after death
All physiological function stops

8. LIVOR MORTIS
Begins after 20-30 min of death
Blood settles down under gravity
Cause purplish discoloration

9. RIGOR MORTIS
•Initiates after 12-24 hrs
•Stiffening of body muscles
•Stiffness disappear after 36 hrs

10. PUTREFICATION
Time line : 2-3 days /2-3 weeks
Liquefaction of most organs
Abdomen begins to swell
Discoloration of abdomen

11. ENTAMOLOGY
Eggs are lied within 2 hrs
Life cycle of a fly from egg to maggot
to fly takes from 2-3 weeks

12. MUMMIFICATION
Initiates from 5 – 15 days
Flesh eventually turn similar to wax
Completed within a span of 3-12
months

13. SKELETONIZATION
Soft tissues dried and
decay
Parts of skeleton are visible

14. CONCLUSION
There are 7 stages of
decomposition
Timeline of each stage varies from
country to country
It may be also influenced by
topography and environmental
conditions