The“microwave oven”practice in Brazil  

作　　者：Yara Vieira Lemos Luciene Menrique Corradi Melina Calmon Silva Lorena de Oliveira Couto Giovanna Hooper Bittencourt Alexander Santos Dionísio Adriana Zatti Lima Márcio Alberto Cardoso Eugénia Cunha 

机构地区：[1]Forensic Anthropology Laboratory,Medico-Legal Institute AndréRoquette in Belo Horizonte,Minas Gerais,Brazil [2]Medical Sciences Faculty of Minas Gerais,Minas Gerais,Brazil [3]Brazilian Association of Forensic Anthropology(ABRAF),Brasília,Brazil.

出　　处：《Forensic Sciences Research》2022年第4期628-632,共5页法庭科学研究（英文）

摘　　要：This article presents a forensic case of an unusual illegal cremation of a person using a process colloquially known as the“microwave oven”practice in Brazil.The microwave process involves two actions:placing the victim in a tire stack and then setting the structure on fire using flammable substances to accelerate the progression.Asimilar practice,identified as“necklacing”,has also been reported in other countries such as South Africa.This report presents a case of microwave oven cremation of a body found in a rural area of Minas Gerais,Brazil.The forensic work helped determine the biological profile and identity of the victim using radiological comparisons.Although the microwave oven cremation practice is rare,it can impose challenges for investigators.Therefore,fully understanding this practice can be helpful to the academic and forensic communities.

关 键 词：Forensic sciences CARBONIZATION CREMATION HOMICIDE human identification 

分 类 号：D919[医药卫生—法医学]