Chapter 765: Beginning the Autopsy
The detectives responsible for the excavation carefully turned over the fresh soil, and soon revealed a blue school uniform.
At this moment, Wang Yaowu was certain that the news of the victim’s death had spread, and many people from the village gathered around the greenhouse.
Especially the child’s father and mother, as well as the grandparents.
At this moment, they were crying and wailing outside the police cordon.
Each call for their son and grandson was heart-wrenching.
However, the scene did not allow the child’s relatives to enter.
Lu Chuan had experience in this area.
Conducting investigations in rural areas, compared to cities, attracts many onlookers who are curious and want to watch the commotion.
Therefore, before the excavation, Lu Chuan urgently dispatched all police forces from nearby police stations to maintain order, and most of the Criminal Investigation Team also came to the scene.
Inside the greenhouse, three children stood in the middle, identifying the scene.
Wang Zhaokai was also inquiring about the specific situation.
The speed of the excavation was not slow; after a little over an hour, the body had been unearthed.
Since only two days had passed and the temperature was still quite low, the body had not yet decomposed.
"Send it to the funeral home first, and prepare for the autopsy immediately."
According to the confessions of the three murderous students, they had beaten the person to death with bricks.
At the scene, the detectives also found the blood-stained brick beside the body.
Of course, merely finding the body doesn’t mean the case is fully solved.
The victim’s parents and relatives, as well as the guardians of the three students, were all taken to the Criminal Investigation Team.
They were requested to provide information separately.
"We really didn’t know... When the child came home on Saturday, he was just playing games in the room, nothing seemed unusual..."
Song Xiaofeng’s grandfather described the situation when the child returned home after committing the murder on Saturday.
"Knowing that Old Wang’s child was missing, we even helped them search for him."
"Officer... will my grandson... be sentenced to death?"
On the other side, the other two students’ parents also expressed their unawareness.
The three children exhibited no unusual behavior after committing the murder on Saturday afternoon and returning home.
In fact, on Sunday morning, two of the children even helped the adults search for Wang Yaowu.
By Sunday afternoon, the three children went to lodge at East Valley Town Middle School as usual, attending classes on Monday morning as if nothing had happened.
In the meantime.
At the High-tech Zone Sub-bureau.
Lu Chuan was giving a detailed report to Chen Weiguo and Song Jiangguo.
Yes, Haizhou City’s Public Security Bureau Chief, Song Jiangguo, personally came to understand the case investigation’s progress.
After Lu Chuan finished reporting, both he and Chen Weiguo looked towards Song Jiangguo.
Although this case hasn’t been going on for long, it has sparked significant public debate.
Since this morning, the internet has been flooded with discussions about this case.
"This morning, I received a call from the provincial department leaders."
Song Jiangguo’s expression was stern, starting with the orders from higher-ups: "Meanwhile, the city is also highly concerned, and this morning, the main leaders called me over to give some instructions."
"The higher authorities mean to be factual and have definitive evidence!"
Actually, the focal point of the debate regarding this case does not lie with the Criminal Investigation Team.
They found the body, captured the suspects, so the case could be considered solved.
The key issue is how to sentence them in the future.
All three children are under eighteen, and according to the current legal judgment, the death penalty cannot be applied.
However, their methods of committing the crime can be described as extremely cruel, and it was a premeditated crime.
At the crime scene, Lu Chuan and others carefully examined the condition of the ground in the abandoned greenhouse.
Due to long-term abandonment, the ground in the greenhouse was very hard, making it relatively difficult to dig a hole.
Through inquiries with the three suspects, it was learned that, before the murder, they had already dug with shovels.
However, they did not dig deep enough at the time.
So, a week later on Saturday, after committing the murder, they dug again.
Only then did they create a deep enough pit to bury the person.
This alone shows the murder was premeditated.
This is sufficient grounds for heavier sentencing.
"Lu Chuan, your task here is to ensure that every lead, every piece of evidence is complete and accurate."
Lu Chuan nodded: "Director Song, rest assured, I will ensure that nothing is overlooked on my end."
The murder motive of the three children has been confirmed, obtained through separate interrogations, so there should be no issues.
Additionally, regarding the description of the murder process, the three statements were consistent, now it’s just waiting for the autopsy results to verify the truth of their statements.
Since they are premeditated murderers, there’s no way to ensure that they didn’t coordinate their accounts beforehand, like discussing what to say if caught by the police.
Thus, the autopsy result is an essential factor to confirm the validity of their statements.
Then there is the murder weapon.
After returning, Lu Chuan will immediately analyze and identify the murder weapon, specifically the brick.
If what the three said is accurate, then the brick should have fingerprints of all three.
After the succinct report, Lu Chuan returned swiftly to the Criminal Investigation Team.
This time, Lu Chuan invited Wang Changjiang from the Criminal Investigation Team and Shen Yan to personally perform the autopsy.
Although the case itself and the state of the body were not complicated, to ensure absolute precision, Lu Chuan still called Qin Yong.
Everything was ready to commence at any moment.
"Captain Lu, the family... requests to watch the entire autopsy process, what do you think..."
The dissection of a body requires the consent and signature of the relatives, and sometimes, they also watch.
However, typically, the observers are not immediate family members.
The feeling of watching your closest kin being dissected is something those who have not experienced it can never fully understand.
Therefore, in many cases of autopsy, the police will persuade extended family members to sign and watch.
Of course, very few observers manage to watch the entire process.
Most start vomiting at the first incision.
"We have no objections; if they wish to watch, let them, also there is a full recording."
Lu Chuan understood the significant impact this case has caused.
The family’s desire to watch the autopsy is also a form of supervision.
However, the reality is that whether the family is present or not, the search for irrefutable truth is the police’s duty.
Over the years, Lu Chuan had never heard of a forensic doctor daring to falsify the autopsy results.
Of course, some forensic doctors, due to limited ability or skill, may not examine details so thoroughly, and some clues might not be discovered.
But that is a capability issue.
Not an attitude issue.
Furthermore, Lu Chuan will also personally attend this autopsy.
Soon, the victim Wang Yaowu’s father, along with their hired lawyer, appeared in the autopsy room.
The child’s face suffered severe trauma; from the appearance alone, it seemed to be a fatal injury.
The entire autopsy procedure was meticulously conducted following the official protocol.