A study of pattern of defence wounds in autopsy at Government Royapettah Hospital, Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai
Journal Title: MedPulse -International Medical Journal - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 8
Abstract
During the homicidal act, a victim usually tries to defend himself/herself, and due to these attempts he/she could sustain injuries, mostly localized on the upper limbs these are called defence injuries. The nature of these wounds varies depending on the type of weapon used, amount of force and the state of consciousness at the time of attack. We analyzed autopsies of all homicidal cases with defense injuries in Royapettah hospital during a 3-year period. A total of 80 cases of homicide were studied. Defensive injuries were registered in 23 victims of murder. The majority (63.71%) of victims with defense injuries were males. About 31.2% of victims were aged from 21 to 30years. Homicides were mostly (90.14%) performed by mechanical weapons. In a half (50.7%) of the cases they were present on both forearms of the victim, followed by the hands. Bruises were the most frequent form of defense injuries (91.3% out of 23 cases). The aim of this research was to analyze important medico-legal characteristics of defense injuries, particularly regarding their importance in forensic expertise of homicides.
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K V Vinoth, R Sangeetha
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