Comparison of wound patterns in homicide by sharp and blunt force

Ambade, Vipul Namdeorao; Godbole, H. V.

doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.12.027

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“…These findings confirmed the previous study (Ambade and Godbole 2006) that the head is an important target of attack with the fists or weapons without sharp edge while the chest and abdomen were most targeted by sharp or piecing weapons.…”

Section: Crime Dynamicssupporting

confidence: 92%

“…Even though head gunshot wounds have very high mortality rates (Spitz and Spitz 2006), the chest was more commonly affected by gunshot wounds in this study. Blunt force injury to the head was significantly more common in our study, which is consistent with previous findings that the head is the most common site of fatal blunt force injuries (Ambade and Godbole 2006). However, contributing factors may include the difficulty of using sharp objects to penetrate the skull, the availability of multiple objects, and the ability to use bare hands to cause fatal injuries to the head.…”

Section: Crime Dynamicssupporting

confidence: 91%

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Trends of homicidal deaths in central Bangkok, Thailand: a 5-year retrospective study

Sakulsaengprapha

Peonim

Worasuwannarak

2018

Egypt J Forensic Sci

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Background: The aim of this study was to analyze the trends related to homicide victims in central Bangkok, Thailand. These trends were analyzed in terms of general figures and demographics, as well as case-specific details such as time, day, month, weapon, cause of death, location of injury and toxicology. Data was collected using autopsy archives from 2009 to 2013 and specific details were recorded and analyzed statistically.

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Section: Crime Dynamicssupporting

confidence: 92%

Section: Crime Dynamicssupporting

confidence: 91%

Trends of homicidal deaths in central Bangkok, Thailand: a 5-year retrospective study

Sakulsaengprapha

Peonim

Worasuwannarak

2018

Egypt J Forensic Sci

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“…The damaging power of "cold weapons" is lower than that of firearm projectiles, and thus, a larger number of stab wounds are usually needed to cause death; this fact corroborates the results of the present study, in which the mean number of gunshot wounds was lower than wounds caused by "cold weapons". In the neck, where major blood vessels and the airways are relatively unprotected, a low number of wounds is needed to cause death, which accounts for the fact that the mean number of wounds found in the present study (only two) was lower than the rate described in other studies (3 to 4 wounds, on average), in which most victims presented more than one affected body region [23][24][25] .…”

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confidence: 81%

Neck Trauma Deaths In Brazil: Review Of 541 Cases.

Bordoni¹,

Assis²,

Silva³

et al. 2016

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Abstract. Neck trauma is associated with high morbidity and mortality. To establish the profile of death by neck trauma in the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte (BH), Brazil, fatal cases subjected to necropsy at the Forensic Medicine Institute of BH 2006 to 2012 were evaluated. A total of 541 necropsy reports were analyzed; most victims were male (82%), single (70%) and non-white (72%). Almost half of the victims were under 30 years old (47%).Penetrating neck trauma was the most prevalent injury (74%), mainly caused by firearm projectiles (54%), and most cases were of homicide victims (67%). Alcohol consumption before death and positive drug tests were found in almost half of the cases (42% and 45%, respectively). Establishing the sociodemographic and behavioral profile of victims as well the intrinsic characteristics of this type of trauma are potentially relevant for identifying the highrisk population and for elaborating intervention strategies.

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“…Similar findings have been reported by some other authors. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] However, our results are contradictory to many other studies where sharp weapons were used as the most common weapon for commission of homicide. [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] We report an almost equal use of sharp weapons and firearm weapons following the use of blunt weapons in victims of homicidal deaths (14.3% and 14.7% each).…”

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confidence: 75%

An Analysis of Weapons Used in Homicides in Jaipur Region- A Three Years Study

Verma¹,

Punia²,

Sharma³

et al. 2018

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BACKGROUNDThe various patterns of homicidal deaths include assault by sharp weapon, blunt weapon, firearms, strangulation, homicidal hanging, smothering, drowning, burns, poisoning etc. The role of forensic expert is to help in the administration of justice. Detailed examination of wounds helps in prediction of the weapon used in the killing. The nature of the weapon used, and the gravity of the injury inflicted together play a decisive role in identifying the charges to be held against the said accused which further determine the punishment in each case. The present study was thus undertaken to find out the weapons used commonly in homicidal deaths in the study region.

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Comparison of wound patterns in homicide by sharp and blunt force

Cited by 83 publications

References 12 publications

Trends of homicidal deaths in central Bangkok, Thailand: a 5-year retrospective study

Trends of homicidal deaths in central Bangkok, Thailand: a 5-year retrospective study

Neck Trauma Deaths In Brazil: Review Of 541 Cases.

An Analysis of Weapons Used in Homicides in Jaipur Region- A Three Years Study

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