@article{ref1,
title="A fatal shot with a signal flare--a crime reconstruction",
journal="Journal of forensic sciences",
year="2009",
author="Brożek-Mucha, Zuzanna",
volume="54",
number="3",
pages="678-681",
abstract="A reconstruction of an incident of a fatal wounding of a football [soccer] fan with a parachute flare was performed. Physical and chemical examinations of the victim's trousers and parts of a flare removed from the wound in his leg were performed by means of an optical microscope and a scanning electron microscope coupled with an energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer. Signs of burning were seen on the front upper part of the trousers, including a 35-40 mm circular hole with melted and charred edges. Postblast residue present on the surface of the trousers contained strontium, magnesium, potassium, and chlorine. Also the case files--the medical reports and the witnesses' testimonies--were thoroughly studied. It has been found that the evidence collected in the case supported the version of the victim being shot by another person from a distance.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-1198",
doi="10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01024.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01024.x"
}