[hermantheshocker]

This woman was located deceased at home in her bedroom wearing only a pair of underpants, lying on her back. She was located approximately 1 week after being reported missing. There was a puppy present in the house. She had died from complications of chronic alcohol abuse.


Fig.1 Anterior view of the head and neck showing extensive scavenging of the face.


Fig.2 Left lateral view of the head and neck showing extensive scavenging of the face.


Fig.3 Right lateral view of the head and neck showing extensive scavenging of the face.

There was extensive evidence of scavenging on the face. The left orbit was empty and the right orbit was devoid of supporting tissue but the globe was in situ. The ears were partially scavenged, and there was a complete loss of soft tissue around the nose and cheeks. The anterior two-thirds of the tongue was absent as a result of scavenging.


Fig.4 Anterior view of the body showing extensive scavenging of the face but no evidence of injury to the neck and rest of the body.


Fig.5 Anterior view of the body showing extensive scavenging of the face but no evidence of injury to the neck and rest of the body.

There was no evidence of scavenging or injury to the neck and rest of the body. Postmortem CT showed no evidence of the effects of scavenging on the skull with the exception of some slight damage to the nasal bones. The face, hands, and legs of a deceased person are areas of the body that are unclothed and, therefore, easily accessible. Consequently, these regions (in both adults and children) are frequently destroyed by domestic pets in indoor settings.

In this case, however, the focus of scavenging was the face, despite the absence of clothing over the entire body. This particular scavenging pattern may be because of the fact that the dog was a puppy; there was a relatively short period of time between the individual being reported missing and the discovery of the body, and/or the fact that the individual was a chronic alcoholic. Drugs and alcohol have been reported as mitigating intrinsic factors that affect scavenging patterns.

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[SimoneFlen']

Gruesome! Great thread, mate, thank you.

[Vixənn]

haha noice.

[MinervaXXIV]

It’s always the face.

[Kotd]

Let's see the puppy!

[Satori]

Atleast the puppy was fed

[imbok]

Seeing these animal scavenging aftermath posts have have been most illuminating. I'll never look at my cats or dogs the same way again.

[Shadolife]

Nice H. They went up under the jaw to get to the tongue.

[ride]

Originally Posted by imbok ↗

Seeing these animal scavenging aftermath posts have have been most illuminating. I'll never look at my cats or dogs the same way again.

But they'll keep looking at you the same way, and occasionally nipping, licking, and generally sampling the merchandise in preparation for That one day that you suddenly power down all circuits and die right in front of them. Then their plan,gets put into motion. Under the guise of trying to wake you, your precious pet wil start to
Lick, lick,lick,nip,nip,bite,bite,and then begin to pull on your flesh just a bit harder until they have their first chunk of your flesh in their mouths. They've thought about it, maybe too much.

[Brynjar]

My dog is going to eat me one day.