Relationship of sharp force injuries to motivation

Kitulwatte, I.D.G.; Edirisinghe, P.A.S.

dc.contributor.author	Kitulwatte, I.D.G.	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Edirisinghe, P.A.S.	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-20T09:43:26Z	en_US
dc.date.available	2015-08-20T09:43:26Z	en_US
dc.date.issued	2015	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	The Medico-Legal Journal.2015;83(3):159-62	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0025-8172 (Print)	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	2042-1834 (Electronic)	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/9258	en_US
dc.description	Indexed in MEDLINE	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Forensic pathologists are often expected to provide an opinion on the intention of the assailant in sharp force fatalities. A retrospective study was carried out on reports of post-mortems of victims of sharp force trauma over five years. The position and type of injuries were recorded and related to the known motivation for murder. Victims of different motives of killing had an almost similar injury pattern. There is no significant association of the pathology of sharp force injuries with the motive of killing. © The Author(s) 2015 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.co.uk	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Sage Publishing	en_US
dc.subject	Sharp force injuries	en_US
dc.title	Relationship of sharp force injuries to motivation	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US