Postmortem bloating of body may create a misleading picture of obesity. Bloody decomposition fluid oozing from mouth and nostrils may be misinterpreted as antemortem bleeding due to trauma. Diffusion of hemolysed blood into tissues in areas of livor may be difficult to distinguish from genuine bruising in decomposed bodies. Fissures or splits formed in the skin due to decomposition may simulate lacerated or incised wound. Postmortem dilatations and flaccidity of vagina or anus may produce the appearance of sexual assault.
Fig.1 Postmortem bloating of a body.
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