A fatal case of suicidal stabbing and cutting

Ventura, Francesco; Bonsignore, Alessandro; Gallo, Massimo; Portunato, Federica; Stefano, Francesco De

doi:10.1016/j.jflm.2009.12.006

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“…The marks made by beetles can be differentiated of postmortem wounds made by blunt objects, because knives with single cutting edges such as kitchen knives cause wounds that have clean or smooth cut edges, a clearly pointed edge, with the opposite edge being squared off or split, the absence of abraded margins of the wound and there is little damage to the adjacent tissues. 9,10,12,19,20,25 These characteristics matched with the wounds inflicted in the pig trotters in our study.…”

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confidence: 79%

Modification of postmortem wounds by Dermestes maculatus (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) activity: A preliminary study

Zanetti

Ferrero

Centeno

2015

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

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Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 79%

Modification of postmortem wounds by Dermestes maculatus (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) activity: A preliminary study

Zanetti

Ferrero

Centeno

2015

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

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“…The data collected from reviewing the literature concerning suicidal and homicidal injuries are summarized in Table .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In suicides, the injury is usually single with several hesitation marks near the fatal wound . At the same time, unusual cases are available in the literature, including four suicides in which number of injuries was between 11 and 15 , and five cases with more than 25 wounds, with a maximum of 92 injuries .…”

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Suicidal or Homicidal Sharp Force Injuries? A Review and Critical Analysis of the Heterogeneity in the Forensic Literature

De-Giorgio

Lodise

Quaranta

et al. 2014

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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The differential diagnosis between self-inflicted and nonself-inflicted, suicidal and homicidal, injuries is difficult or impossible in many cases and, above all, cannot be made on the basis of information obtained solely from the autopsy or the medicolegal clinical examination. The purpose of this study is to analyze the literature on suicidal and homicidal sharp force injuries and identify the relevant parameters that may help differentiate between suicidal and homicidal deaths. To achieve this goal, a review of 595 potentially relevant articles was performed. After excluding the nonrelevant papers by screening the titles, all abstracts were reviewed, and articles meeting the inclusion criteria underwent a full-text review. The following parameters were compiled into a table: number of cases, localization of the injuries, and number of injuries. The data were statistically analyzed and compared with those available in the forensic literature. On the basis of the heterogeneity of data revealed by the present review, a simple and short checklist of the parameters that should be included when reporting suicides and homicides by sharp force has been proposed.

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“…In this group, Obenson K. et al observed a case in which lethal sharp force injury was inflicted by a homemade guillotine [ 40 ]. Ventura et al described one suicide case that occurred by multiple sharp weapon wounds in which it was fundamental to the forensic investigation to differentiate a suicidal act from a homicidal one [ 41 ].…”

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The Role of Forensic Investigation in an Unusual Case of Patricide by a Schizophrenic Woman Involving Dismemberment of a Decomposed Body

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Dismemberment is characterized by the fragmentation of the body into anatomical sections. It can occur because of a murder, suicide, or accident. In the literature, there are no cases of patricide perpetrated by a daughter in which the offender performed the dismemberment. However, in this paper, we reported a case of patricide by a schizophrenic daughter that was not treated with antipsychotic therapy. Post-mortem Computed Tomography (PMCT), autopsy, and histological examinations were performed. The soft tissues were removed through maceration techniques and chemical treatment. An analysis was performed to study the bone margins and clarify the weapon and manner of death. This investigation, which used radiological and histological studies, helped to assess the vitality of the injuries. The purpose of the study is to discover the weapon used, the cause, and the manner of death, with particular interest in this case due to the dismemberment. Moreover, we emphasize the correlation between patricide, dismemberment, and a lack of antipsychotic treatment in patients with schizophrenia.

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A fatal case of suicidal stabbing and cutting

Cited by 13 publications

References 12 publications

Modification of postmortem wounds by Dermestes maculatus (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) activity: A preliminary study

Modification of postmortem wounds by Dermestes maculatus (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) activity: A preliminary study

Suicidal or Homicidal Sharp Force Injuries? A Review and Critical Analysis of the Heterogeneity in the Forensic Literature

The Role of Forensic Investigation in an Unusual Case of Patricide by a Schizophrenic Woman Involving Dismemberment of a Decomposed Body

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