Citation

Uchendu OJ, Igbe AP. Indian J. Forensic Med. Toxicol. 2015; 9(1): 28-32.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences. Deptartment of Forensic Medicine)

DOI

10.5958/0973-9130.2015.00009.2

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This study is a 6-year retrospective review of sexual assault cases seen at central Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria. There were 907 cases involving 903 males and 4 female accounting for 99.6% and 0.4% respectively. An annual rising incidence was demonstrated with 24.4% occurring in 2013. Children and adolescents accounted for an over whelming majority of cases with 79.1% occurring in this age group. In 77.6% of cases, only one assailant committed the crime and the victim is familiar with the assailant in most of the cases.

Language: en