Schoolgirl found dead with missing organs, police claims natural decomposition

Police in Shariatpur are saying the shocking discovery of the dead body of a girl child with organs missing may just be natural decomposition. The body of Liza, 12, daughter of Lehaz Uddin Seikh of Bhedarganj’s Chhaialkandi village, and a third grader of Sakhipur Government Primary School, was found in a jute field in the village on Saturday. She had been missing since July 15, said Bhedarganj police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) AKM Monjurul Haque. During her autopsy, the doctors were shocked to find that some of vital internal organs, including lungs, kidney, liver, uterus and heart, were missing from Liza’s body. The hospital's Medical Officer Dr Ahsanul Islam said: “During an autopsy, we need to preserve some vital organs for chemical examination. “All the vital organs are missing from Liza’s body. Even her uterus is missing, making it difficult to say if she was raped.” However, Ehsan Shah, Shariatpur additional superintendent of police (ASP), says the body parts may have simply decomposed. “The dead body is seven days old and it was submerged in muddy water. Most of the body parts except for the bones had decomposed. That's why the vital organs are missing,” he told the Bangla Tribune. OC Monjurul said police were looking into the matter. On July 15, Liza went out of her house riding a bicycle and did not return.