2022: some have answers 9. 10) Case of a minor who has been sexually assaulted came to court.

Issue is
consent, the child was too young to give it. W.hich one is true?
1. A 26 year old athletic female is found recently deceased and was taken to the
a. -under 19 year old male engages in homosexual act
Mortuary and put in the fridge. The next day it was noticed that her muscles were
b. -under 28 year old female engages in homosexual act
very stiff. Why is that?
c. -under 16 female who engages in heterosexual act u
a. -Because she was in a cold place
d. -under 12 year old engages in any sexual act(?)
b. -Actin Myosin bonds
10. 11) What distinguishes a hanging ligature from a strangulation ligature?
c. -She was athletic
d. -Protein agglutination(?)
2. 2) Baby found in a shack dead, family member had illegal electrical connections,
11. 12) Man commits suicide with a plastic bag attached via a hose to a canister
what signs on the baby indicate electrocution?
later revealed to be filled with helium. What type of annoxic death is this?

3. 3) Burned body found with extradural haematoma which was brown and looked
12. 13) Female commits suicide by putting a plastic bag over her head and tying it
like an aero, what caused this?
closed? What type of death is this?
a. Suffocation
b. Strangulation,
4. 4) Baby died in their sleep, what signs on the baby would indicate that it was an
c. Traumatic anoxia
unnatural death?
13. 14) What act does sexual assault and rape fall under?

5. 5) 60 year old lady “injured at home and died en route to the hospital”. Noted
14. 15) Man’s body needs to undergo an exhumation, what law allows for this body to
with petechiae and ligation mark higher at the back than the front(?) Hypostasis
be exhumed?
of abdomen and lower limb. Hanging vs Ligature

15. 16) Imam dies after receiving blood transfusion and according to muslim law
6. 6) Women killed in home invasion with lesions on her scalp, blood hammer left
needs to be buried within a day so family doesn’t want post mortem to be done.
nearby was the murder instrument. What type of injury would you see?
What should be done?

7. 7) Man got in a bar fight,got hit in the head and briefly lost consciousness.
16. 17) Lead snowstorm x-ray, what causes this?
Friends said he was fine afterwards and his friends put him to bed. Next moment
he woke up dead. What kind of intracranial injury was this?
a. Intracerebral,
17. 18) Picture showing a bullet wound through skull. What type of fracture was this?
b. Subarachnoid,
c. Subdural,
d. Ruptured Aneurysm
18. 19) A 6-year old comes to casualty with a broken arm and multiple bruises that
8. 8) Motorcyclist gets in an altercation and is shot. It was argued in court that the
are not satisfactorily explained by the parents. What is the most likely cause?
man was drunk. If you have his age and weight. What formula will you use to
calculate blood alcohol level?
19. 20) Baby has subdural hemorrhage and was found to have traumatic axonal 29. 30) What causes the characteristic boxer stance (pugilistic attitude) of a burnt
injury. No signs of outward trauma. What is the cause? body?

20. 21) Under which act is rape prosecuted? 30. 31) Definition of viability in south african law.
a. The Criminal Law (Sexual and Related Matters)
b. Amendment Act
21. 22) Under which act are you allowed to take the blood of a person without their 31. 32) Fisherman lost at sea, police investigated and no body was found. Under
consent if the police requires it for a blood alcohol level? what conditions can an Inquest be held?
32. a) What causes a Cadaveric Spasm

22. 23) Body builder is lifting a weight and it falls on his chest, no one is there to
assist him and he dies. What type of anoxia was this? 33. 33) Bruises present on the body. What is true?

23. 24) Person found in a bathroom dead with drug paraphernalia. Questions around 34. 34) How long after a subdural haematoma does it develop a fibrous capsule
toxicology. around it?
a. -Toxicology report not to be done since person clearly died of drugs
b. -Toxicology report difficult to interpret due to tolerance and personal
variation 35. 35) Question asking about what you see in a babies lungs who breathed (position
24. 25) Body found in a very hot climate and has dry leathery skin. What kind of of diaphragm, appearance of the lungs etc etc)
decomposition is this?

25. 26) Decomposed body found and blood sample could not be taken. What other
sources can be used to obtain a sample

26. 27) Person has been tortured before they died and has multiple injuries (slashes,
cigarette burns and tram tracking). What is an indication of blunt force trauma?

27. 28) Body of a woman who has been raped is found. What is correct about rape?
a. -If hymen is intact rape didnt happen
b. -If there are no signs of rape on the genital area then rape didnt happen
c. -If there are injuries on the genital area then rape definitely happen
d. -Often times signs or rape are not evident on post mortem
28. 29) Question about characteristics of an entrance wound from a bullet.