With the lifting of the 14 skeletons Found on the northern coast of the Dominican Republicpossibly of Senegalese origin, what follows is the evaluation of these to determine the age, sex and real identity of each of them.
According to a source consulted by Listín Diario, first the corpses They must be analyzed by a forensic doctor to determine the cause of death, followed by this the remains must be studied by a forensic dentist, who will prepare a forensic dental record and make a determination of DNA if necessary.
It is with the postmortem dental record that verifies what happens in the embassies of the countries, of the antemortem processes that were carried out victims before death, process that must be exhausted with each of the 14 bodies.
According to the source, through the teeth You can identify the age of each person, Although this is not exact and elements are needed.
The doctor Fatima Frometadeputy regional director of the National Institute of Forensic Sciences (Inacif), from Santiago, indicated that in addition to the forensic doctor and dentist, the intervention of a forensic anthropologist is needed.
Regarding the identities found on the boat, he said that while these could help in the identification, they could not specify that any of them belong to the corpses, since they were not exactly next to the bodies, but these could be useful for the relatives.
“Through these identification documents, if your relative was there, then the scientific procedures are taken, with a DNA test, the forensic dentist who helps a lot in the identification,” he said.
Once these are identified by doctors and family members, they can remove the remains of their relatives.
On Tuesday afternoon, fishermen found fourteen skeletons in the municipality of San Juan Riverin the province Maria Trinidad Sanchez, on the northern coast of the country.
Senegalese identity documents were also found on the boat, along with the remains. In addition, in the presence of the competent authorities, a backpack was found containing contained 12 packages of a substance presumably cocaine or heroin, as well as other belongings, so it is presumed that the identity of the victims found in Río San Juan belong to citizens of Senegal.