Citation

Oehmke S, Birngruber C, Kreutz K, Verhoff MA. Arch. Kriminol. 2005; 215(1-2): 34-42.

Vernacular Title

Verdacht auf Totungsdelikt mit politischem Hintergrund--Aufklarung als

Affiliation

Institut für Rechtsmedizin am Universitätsklinikum Giessen.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Verlag Schmidt-Romhild)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

15757215

Abstract

During a parish fair the police was called to a conflict between two rival right-wing youth groups in the early morning hours. Shortly afterwards a burning car was discovered near the marquee with a charred male body on the driver's seat. It was assumed that there was a connection between the two events. At autopsy no injuries were found that were not attributable to postmortem consumption by the fire. The BAC value was 1.76 per thousand, the CO-Hb concentration 78%. The body could be identified by comparing pre- and postmortem X-rays of the molars and premolars of the right upper jaw. Reconstruction of the course of events and classification as an accident was possible only after calling in technical experts: The victim had gone back to his car to take a nap and kept the engine running because of the cold temperature. The car had been fitted improperly with a sport exhaust pipe, which caused both the carbon monoxide poisoning and the fire.

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