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Title: | A Case of fatal pressure on the neck in a woman with a stab injury |
Authors: | Kitulwatte, I.D.G. Pollanen, M.S. |
Issue Date: | 2011 |
Publisher: | College of Forensic Pathologists of Sri Lanka |
Citation: | The Medico-Legal Journal of Sri Lanka. 2011; 1 (1): 46-48 |
Abstract: | Evidence of pressure on the neck forms a spectrum of degree from minimal to marked. We report a case of fatal pressure on the neck with minimal external signs. A 27 year old woman was found dead in her home. A blood stained knife and a blood stained bathrobe belt with hair entangled in it were discovered at the scene. Autopsy revealed a stab injury to the chest extending to the right lung and multiple contusions to the head, face and extremities. There were petechial haemorrhages on bilateral eyelids and conjunctivae. There were 2 small contusions on the front of the neck. Special neck dissection revealed a small haemorrhage in the sternocleidomastoid muscle and a haemorrhagic fracture of the right superior horn of the thyroid cartilage. Cause of death was given as pressure on the neck in a woman with stab injury to the right chest. Petechial haemorrhages play a major role in confirming the cause of death when there is minimal evidence for application of pressure on the neck. |
URI: | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/2091 |
ISSN: | 2012-5887(Print) |
Appears in Collections: | Journal/Magazine Articles |
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