On the issue of using the results of a virtual autopsy in criminal investigation: A review
- Authors: Orakbayev A.B.1, Kurmangali Z.K.2, Begaliyev Y.N.1, Syrbu A.V.1, Begaliyev B.A.3
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Affiliations:
- Academy of Law Enforcement Agencies under the General Prosecutors Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- Department of Internal Medicine of the Corporate Fund “University Medical Сenter”
- Specialized Interdistrict Administrative Court of Almaty
- Issue: Vol 9, No 2 (2023)
- Pages: 183-192
- Section: Reviews
- Submitted: 29.12.2022
- Accepted: 01.02.2023
- Published: 29.06.2023
- URL: https://for-medex.ru/jour/article/view/774
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/fm774
- ID: 774
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Abstract
This study discusses the legislative aspects of using virtual autopsy (virtopsy) results as evidence in criminal cases.
When reviewing the literature, several works that present algorithms for using the results of computer modeling of a corpse in the investigative process, as well as the legal aspects of using virtopsy in the field of forensic science and the description of some medical cases, were identified. It also revealed a need for more comprehensive work covering both the legal grounds for using virtopsy results during the investigation and the practical aspects of using this technology for evidence in specific categories of court hearings.
A SWOT analysis of the use of virtopsy to improve the quality of crime investigation has been performed. Based on the results of the study, the positive and negative aspects of using virtopsy in investigative actions were identified, and practical recommendations for its use in cases of sudden death, medical errors, and the preparation of an examination of an unidentified corpse were developed.
Using virtopsy results increases the validity of the conclusion in judicial practice, its use should complement the results of an autopsy, and the pictures can be attributed to drawings that can be used during investigative actions and, in the future, as evidence by attaching them to the interrogation protocol.
Furthermore, virtopsy is used when the deceased’s relatives refuse to have a pathoanatomical autopsy performed, often for religious reasons.
Using machine programming elements in computed tomography procedures will allow for a re-examination of the corpse without exhumation, determining whether death occurred due to a service error and increasing the efficiency of forensic medical examinations.
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About the authors
Askhat B. Orakbayev
Academy of Law Enforcement Agencies under the General Prosecutors Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Author for correspondence.
Email: Askhat333orakbaev@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7363-3835
SPIN-code: 7673-9898
Казахстан, Koshy
Zhanar K. Kurmangali
Department of Internal Medicine of the Corporate Fund “University Medical Сenter”
Email: zhanar.k.kurmangali@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9380-3432
SPIN-code: 7987-3742
MD, Dr. Sci. (Med)
Казахстан, AstanaYernar N. Begaliyev
Academy of Law Enforcement Agencies under the General Prosecutors Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Email: ernar-begaliev@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6659-8576
SPIN-code: 4397-7648
Dr. Sci. (Jurisprudence), ProfessorКазахстан, Koshy
Alexander V. Syrbu
Academy of Law Enforcement Agencies under the General Prosecutors Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Email: syrbu-aleks@bk.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0001-0091-0456
SPIN-code: 5672-2176
Cand. Sci. (Jurisprudence), Associate Professor
Казахстан, KoshyBakhytbek A. Begaliyev
Specialized Interdistrict Administrative Court of Almaty
Email: begaliev.60@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7897-2836
SPIN-code: 2797-9980
Cand. Sci. (Jurisprudence), Associate Professor
Казахстан, AlmatyReferences
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