20 the Forensic Medicine Division of El Callao, the results of the autopsies and the photographs that the family took of the corpses of both Rafael Samuel and Emilio Moisés Gómez Paquiyauri. Descriptions of injuries and other pathologies in a protocol must be done in such a detailed manner that another expert can reach the same conclusion as the pathologist who did the autopsy. In this case, the protocols of the two autopsies are very brief and lack many descriptions of the various injuries. While there was a description of the wounds caused by firearms, it would have been necessary to provide greater detail regarding the trajectory of the bullet. For example, regarding to the head, there was no reference to the phenomenon of the “bevel” of the skull bone, when a bullet goes through it, which is crucial to know the direction of the bullet. Several affirmative points were also missing, merely marked “normal.” In pathology one usually describes both what is normal and what is pathological. Furthermore, no pictures of the corpses taken during the autopsy were included. There no inspection of the site of the facts and no toxicological or biological examination of natural orifices in search of, for example, semen, to verify that no sexual crime was committed. Behind Rafael’s left eye, on the lower edge, there was an injury consistent with exit of a bullet. There were other lesions on his face, including abrasions on his nasal ala. There was also a red hematoma and another blue one on the upper eyelid, probably caused by exit of the bullet. Finally, he noticed flaying in the upper eyelid as well as some linear erosions, which might have been fingernail marks. Some of the flaying, as well as one of the hematomas, might have been caused by violence inflicted by another person. On Rafael’s hands, the left one had a round, black injury surrounded by a pink area. On the right hand there was an irregular black injury and another one on the thumb, where the external part of said finger was missing and the fingernail was displaced and almost separated from the finger. In addition to this, there was a small injury on the third finger of the right hand. The characteristics of the three wounds were those caused by firearms: round and with regular edges and with the black color of burnt gunpowder. This is also consistent with a very short-range shot, less than a centimeter away, probably in direct contact. The pink discoloration around them indicated that the impact occurred while there was blood circulation, in other words, it was consistent with the existence of life. The expert witness also stated that it was not possible for a person to die instantaneously from a bullet shot to a hand. It was not possible to establish the type of revolver, pistol, or other firearm used in this case, but the wound was consistent with an “MGP” firearm. Regarding to Emilio Moisés Gómez Paquiyauri, it could be seen that the skin around the right eye was discolored and reddish. There were two wounds there: one on the inner edge of the right eye and another on the upper right eyelid; they were relatively round and seem to be from bullet exits, although it was not possible to verify that they were caused by firearms, because bullet exit wounds may have many shapes. On the upper right eyelid there was also a small, blue hematoma and two flayings. There were a number of holes in Rafael’s clothing that were not there

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