TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2000//
TI  - Death caused by a letter bomb
JO  - International journal of legal medicine
A1  - Rothschild, Markus Alexander
A1  - Maxeiner, H.
SP  - 103
EP  - 106
VL  - 114
IS  - 1-2
N2  - A 48-year-old man was killed by the explosion of a letter bomb after receiving severe injuries to his face and left hand. The autopsy ascertained that the right eye and orbit had been completely destroyed by a large piece of metal from a tin can that had entered the cranial cavity through the right eye and caused fatal brain damage. The victim had also sustained a severe injury to his left hand. Reconstruction of the metal and plastic fragments showed that the victim had received a padded envelope with a video cassette in which a simple explosive device was hidden in a flat tin. The explosive charge consisted of a mixture (ca. 60 g) of sodium chlorate, sodium chloride and sucrose. The charge was detonated by a nylon cord attached to the inside of the envelope which was stretched when the video cassette was pulled out of the envelope. This removed a piece of plastic from between two contacts, and the explosion was set off immediately by a battery which activated two flash bulbs placed within the charge.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0937-9827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -