New forensic test can pins down time of death

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CANBERRA: The new method could establish an accurate time of death after as much as ten days.

Forensic researchers have developed a new method for establishing an exact time of death. The new method can identify the accurate time of death of any living being after as long as 10 days.

The team from Austria’s University of Salzburg measured the breakdown of muscle proteins in dead pigs over time.

The current forensic test can predict death time up to 36 hours after death. It was announced at the Society for Experimental Biology’s annual conference in Prague.