One of the most distinctive features of Silent Witness is its focus on the post mortem process. The pathologists spend much of their time in the Lyell Centre's laboratory, so a huge amount of ...

But for some individuals, if their cause of death is sudden, violent or unknown, an examination of their body - known as a "post-mortem" or "autopsy" - will be carried out. These investigations ...

The post-mortem examination of the whale also showed evidence of past entanglement with fishing gear, although none was present when the whale washed ashore. Scars from a previous entanglement ...