MEDICOLEGAL STUDY OF HOMICIDE BY FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2013, Vol 2, Issue 44
Abstract
[b] BACKGROUND[/b]: Though homicide, in general seems universal, the type and pattern are specific to particular societies and particular times. [b]OBJECTIVE[/b]: Medicolegal study of homicide by firearms and explosives. [b]METHODS[/b]: The present study comprised of 100 (one hundred) cases of homicidal firearms and explosives deaths drawn from the medicolegal autopsies held in the mortuary of the department of Forensic Medicine accompanied by sufficient number of relevant persons who were thoroughly interviewed at the time of autopsy on the body of deceased victim of homicide by firearm and explosives. [b]RESULTS:[/b] It was found that in max (40%) victims shot gun was used followed by countrymade firearms 21%, rifel14%, revolver 12%,bombs 12%,Pistol was used in 10 % and AK47 rifle was used in 2 % Victims. Over majority (77%) of victims were not hospitalized. Very less no of victims 13% were hospitalized but not operated.Few Victims 10% were hospitalized and operated. Over majority 55% of victims died at the scene of crime followed by 23 % Victims who died following admission into th hospital.Only few 5% victims died on way to the hospital.In 17 % victims place of death could not be known. In 43 % of victims death was instanlaneous.Victims survived for less than one hr in 13 % followed by, 1 hr to 6hr 6%, 6 hr to 24 hr 3% and more then 24 hrs 18%.Survival period in 17 % victims could not be ascertained as only dead body was recovered.It was found that that max 43% victims died instantaneously due to injuries to vital organ (s) followed by death due to shock and haemorrhage 25%, septicaemia 14%,Coma 12%,blast lungs 4% and asphyxia due to aspiration of blood in the respiratory tract. In max no 61.36% of victims, single weapon was used followed by used of double weapon in 14.78% and in vary few victims 4.54% more than two weapon were used. However, in 19.31% victims it could not be known. In 46.59% victim, location of entry wound was on multiple body parts followed by on head 40.90%, chest 27.27%, abdomen 7.95%,neck 2.27%,Upper extremity 2.27%,lower extremity 1.13%.In majority 53.40% of the victims had one entry wound followed by two in 15.90 %, three %, and more then Three 19.31%.Findings on range of firearm discharge clearly depict that max no of victims (40.90%) of homicide by firearm, were shot at from close/Near range.This was followed by contact wound in 29.54 % and distat range in 20.45 %.Combination of near and distant range was seen in 9.09%.It was found that in three fourth (75%) victims there were no associated injuries by any weapon other than firearm.In only 2(2.27%) Victims associated fatal injuries were present.However, in as many as 20 (22.75%) victims associated injuries by other weapons were present but they were not fatal. [b]CONCLUSION[/b]: Over three fourth of the victims of homicide by firearms die on the spot due to injuries to vital organs followed by shock and hemorrhage.
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Rajeev Kumar
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