TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Study of defence injuries in homicidal deaths - An autopsy study
JO  - Journal of forensic and legal medicine
A1  - Hugar, Basappa Subhas
A1  - Harish, S.
A1  - Girish Chandra, Y. P.
A1  - Praveen, S.
A1  - Jayanth, S. H.
SP  - 207
EP  - 210
VL  - 19
IS  - 4
N2  - In order to determine specific patterns and distribution of defence injuries, this study was conducted on 121 homicidal deaths which showed defence injuries in 40 (33%) cases. Of these 40 victims, 72.5% were males and 27.5% were females. Maximum numbers of victims were in the age group of 20-29 years. In 70% of cases, more than one assailant was involved. It was found that in 77.5% cases, sharp weapons were alone used, whereas, in 10% and 12.5% of victims, blunt weapons and multiple (sharp and blunt) weapons, respectively, were used. Fatal wounds were seen most commonly on the head and neck region. In 42.5% of cases, defence injuries were seen on the right side only, whereas in 27.5% of cases both sides were involved. Victim's right forearm and hand were more commonly involved because these are nearest to the perpetrator and consistent with the preponderance of right-handed individuals in the population.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1752-928X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2011.12.022
ID  - ref1
ER  -