Artifacts- definition

Definition: Postmortem artifacts (Latin arte: art, factum: something made) are any changes caused or features introduced in a body 👤after death which may lead to misinterpretation of findings.


Ignorance and misinterpretation of such postmortem artifacts leads to:
* Wrong cause/manner of death❓
* Undue suspicion of criminal offence😈
* A halt in the investigation of criminal death🕰️
* Unnecessary wastage of time and effort, as a result of misleading findings🕰️
* Miscarriage of justice👻