6/5/2020 E-Library - Information At Your Fingertips: Printer Friendly Hospital Postmortem. I also reviewed the minutes of investigations. Moreover, I hereby decide the following: A) External Examination: The body is for a man aging about 56 years, in a saprophytic state because of being in the refrigerator along with blood precipitation in the upper and lower limbs. I noticed a deep lacerated groove transverse in the front of the neck and upper the level of the thyroid gristle with 2 cm width, going up and to the two sides of the neck and disappears beneath the ear along with the emergence of the tongue outside the mouth. I did not notice any recent injuries in the body. B) Opinion: Based on the above, I decide the following: 1) Based on the external examination of the body of the aforementioned deceased a deep lacerated groove round the neck. It (sic) vital and recent. It occurs as a result of pressure and hanging with an elastic body such as a rope or similar. 2) The death is due to suicidal Asphyxia due to hanging. 3) The time of death synchronizes with the given date.[26] From the foregoing, it can be inferred Glicerio’s suicide considering that an violence or resistance or any external conclusively established that the true hanging. that there was no foul play regarding seaman external examination of his body shows no injuries. In fact, the post-mortem examination cause of death was suicidal asphyxia due to All told, taking the Medico-Legal Report and the Death Certificate, together with the Investigation Report, log book extracts, and Master’s Report, we find that petitioners were able to substantially prove that seaman Glicerio’s death was attributable to his deliberate act of killing himself by committing suicide. With that settled, we now resolve the issue of whether respondent is entitled to death compensation benefits under the POEA Standard Employment Contract. Section 20 of the POEA “Standard Terms and Conditions Governing the Overseas Employment of Filipino Seafarers On-Board Ocean-Going Ships,” provides: SECTION 20. COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS A. COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR INJURY OR ILLNESS xxxx elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocsfriendly/1/58912 9/12