A glass fragment for a dagger—Never mind your own hand

Sharp Force Injury Fatalities: A Retrospective Study (1982–2012) in Brescia (Italy)

“…In our homicide series, we also found weapons with atypical features such as bill hook, chainsaw, cleaver, and glass fragments ( n = 3) originated from broken glasses or bottles. Sharp force homicides produced by glass fragments occur very rarely: This type of injuries are accidental in the vast majority of case , and the differential diagnosis with homicide wounds may be difficult . According to other authors, we observed a combination of incised and stab wounds more often with irregular, jagged margins, notches, double “Canuto‐Ends,” and parallel abrasions .…”

The ‘Break Enter and Die’ Syndrome May Involve Significant Injury to Major Neck Vessels

“…Whether the shard of glass in the victim’s hand was being used as a potential weapon as has been previously reported (9) is uncertain, as the window glass was only broken shortly before the victim slipped and fell. Thus, it may represent agonal grasping.…”

Stab or throw? Biomechanical studies on the injuring potential of glass fragments

“…Injuries caused by broken bottles or glasses are less frequent than injuries by knifes, although glass fragments can have extremely sharp edges and tips and their shape can very much resemble a blade suitable to cause lethal injuries [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]. The forensic literature contains numerous publications describing the physics of stabbing [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27], the characteristics of stab wounds caused by pieces of broken glass in particular have rarely been investigated, however.…”