The Determination of the Victim’s Age in Rape Cases through the Bone Ossification Test: Legal Analysis

What is the bone ossification test? The bone ossification test (hereinafter “ossification test”) is a test that determines age based on the “degree of fusion of bone” by taking the x-ray of a few bones.[1] In simple words, the ossification test or osteogenesis is the process of the bone formation[2] based on the fusion of […]