Forensic pathology is yet another important field within the forensic sciences, yet not for those with a weak stomach. If you have ever seen how they conduct an autopsy you’ll know what i’m talking about, and for those of you that haven’t, just imagine systematically slicing open sections of the body and organs, including removing the brain, emptying the stomach and a few other things that although necessary, look very macabre – like something out of Silence of the Lambs.
In April of this year a pedophile that preyed on his common law partner’s children as well as his own was sentenced to 18 years with a non-parole period of 13 years in what the presiding judge referred to as ‘shocking and appalling’ sexual offences.