‘We have never seen such gore’

The autopsy doctor who examined the seven dead bodies from Moulvibazar’s Nasirpur militant den yesterday afternoon was stunned after seeing the gory condition of the bodies. Autopsy team leader Dr Abu Imran of Moulvibazar Sadar Hospital said: “In my 12 year professional career, I have never seen bodies in such condition. We had only half of some of the bodies. For others we had only the heads. I could not stay composed after seeing the bodies of the four children” The autopsy team leader added that the recovered bodies had been dead for between 24-48 hours. Furthermore, wire and splinters were found on the bodies. The autopsy team said that the smallest child was only three months old, but they could not confirm its gender as only the head was recovered. The other three children were all girls under the age of ten. Among the adults, the women were aged 25 and 35 while the man was aged 35. The man is believed to be the one who detonated the suicide vest.