Citation

Vidanapathirana M, Samaraweera JC. J. Clin. Diagn. Res. 2016; 10(3): GD01-2.

Affiliation

Acting Consultant Judicial Medical Officer, District General Hospital , Vavuniya, Sri Lanka .

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, JCDR Prepublishing)

DOI

10.7860/JCDR/2016/17997.7411

PMID

27134896

PMCID

PMC4843282

Abstract

The forensic pathologists have a challenging task during the ascertainment of the manner of death in cut throat injuries when presented with no proper history or witnesses. We report a rare homicide, where a person was killed by the father of his gay partner. A 51-year-old married man was found dead in his car on the driving seat at a road. There were blood stains on the dash board and windscreen. No weapon had been recovered. At autopsy, a deep, oblique, long incised injury was found on the front of the neck. There were no hesitant or defense injuries. The cause of death was cut throat. The findings were compatible with a homicidal cut throat by a right handed person from behind after head being restrained firmly.

FINDINGS were compatible with the history provided by the suspect.

Language: en