Citation

Jayasooriya RP, Sivasubramaniam M, Chandrakirthi WN. Sri Lanka J. Forensic Med. Sci. Law 2017; 7(2): e7778.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, University of Peradeniya, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine)

DOI

10.4038/sljfmsl.v7i2.7778

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This case report presents a case of domestic violence using an unusual approach to compel the wife to leave home in an attempt to continue an extramarital affair. The method used by the husband in this case is a herbal plant known as Dendrocnide sinuate or commonly known in Sri Lanka as 'gas kahambiliya' or 'Ma Ussa' which causes a severe dermatological reaction.

Keywords: Domestic violence, Dendrocnide sinuate Ma Ussa

Language: en