Author/Authors :
Choudhary ، UK نويسنده Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Government Medical College, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India , , N Darandale، S نويسنده Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Government Medical College, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India , , Nanaji Wasnik ، R نويسنده Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Government Medical College, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India , , D Niturkar ، G نويسنده Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Government Medical College, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India , , U Zine ، K نويسنده Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Government Medical College, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India ,
Abstract :
Background: Homicide is killing of a human being by another human being. Various methods like strangulation, cut throat, stabbing etc may be used for homicide; however combination of two mechanisms is rare.
Case Report: hereby we present a rare case with unexpected appearance of two different mechanisms of homicide applied over same region, wherein body of a female was referred to us with history of cut throat. Body of the deceased was found near her house with cut throat injuries over front of neck, on examination cut throat injuries were present over neck along with ligature mark intermingling with them.
Conclusion: The present case represents an unexpected rare association of two methods of homicide, as in this case of strangulation followed by cut throat. Correct Interpretation of cause of death with its manner in such case is very important, which needs meticulous post-mortem examination along with proper correlation with other information.
