Death Scene Investigation from the Viewpoint of Forensic Medicine Expert

Demirci, Şerafettin; Doğan, Kamil Hakan

doi:10.5772/18161

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“…Aside from similarly advocating that crime scene visits are an essential part of the work of forensic medicine experts, Kumar et al also insist that forensic medicine specialists be an integral part of investigating team [13]. Medical experts are involved in every aspect of death investigations and trials, including post-mortem examination, evidence gathering, physical examination, laboratory analysis, witness interviews, expert testimony, and depositions [14][15][16][17].…”

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Crime Scene Examination of a Suicidal Pact: A Case Report

Devraj¹,

Barman²,

Sonar³

2022

Cureus

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A suicidal pact is a mutual agreement between two or more individuals to die together. In dyadic death, the assailant commits suicide soon after killing his victim. Cases of a suicidal pact and dyadic death are uncommon, especially in rural India. There are very few reported cases of suicidal pacts in the scientific literature. This present report highlights the death of three family members including a minor with the crime scene examination and challenges faced by the investigators and forensic experts. Being an expert in forensic medicine, we visited the crime scene and conducted post-mortem examinations to differentiate between suicidal pact and dyadic death.

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Crime Scene Examination of a Suicidal Pact: A Case Report

Devraj¹,

Barman²,

Sonar³

2022

Cureus

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“…Hanging may be suicidal, accidental or homicidal. However, as most type of hanging is suicidal one, the possibility of a nonsuicidal death by hanging is sometimes taken into consideration only when there is clear evidence supporting this suspicion (Demirci and Dogan, 2011). Hanging is a form of violent asphyxial death in which the body is suspended by a ligature from above that constricts the neck and prevents entry of air into lungs.…”

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Suicidal ,Homicidal and Accidental Hanging : Comparative Cross Sectional Study in Aljabal Alakhdar Area,Libya.

Abouhashem

Bataw

Hegazy

et al. 2020

Zagazig Journal of Forensic Medicine

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Introduction: Death by hanging may be suicidal, accidental or homicidal. General external appearances, local external neck findings, neck autopsy and neck histological changes play a major role in differentiation between types of hanging. Aims & Objectives: Differentiation among suicidal, homicidal and accidental hanging by using different diagnostic methods including naked eye examination, neck autopsy, examination of neck structure, and histopathological features of the neck structures at the ligation mark site. Subjects and Methods: the study was carried out from March 2018 to March 2019, with 36 cases of deaths due to hanging divided into: Group 1 (18 cases): suicidal hanging, Group 2 (13 cases): homicidal hanging and Group (5 cases): accidental hanging. A thorough external and internal examination of neck structure was performed in all the cases. Results: Suicidal hanging, associated with female sex, was detected in 57.1% of cases. Homicidal and accidental hanging, significantly associated with skin hemorrhage, was detected in 80% of cases. Microscopic examination: Breaking, wrinkling and compression of the skin along with micro hemorrhages in the subcutaneous tissues were notified more commonly with homicidal hanging. Conclusion: The examination of corpse in hanging cases becomes easy by correlating current observation with the autopsy finding. The correlation of external, internal and microscopic findings leads to easy formulation of final opinion of these cases. It also, to some extent helps to differentiate between types of hanging.

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“…Medicine and law have been linked in Egyptian society since 3000 B.C. [ 1 ]. The role of the medical man has been recognized at almost every stage of the crime/death investigation and trial, including body examination and evidence collection, history, interviewing witnesses, physical examination, autopsy examination, laboratory test, court depositions, and their interpretation and collaboration [ 1 - 2 ].…”

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“…[ 1 ]. The role of the medical man has been recognized at almost every stage of the crime/death investigation and trial, including body examination and evidence collection, history, interviewing witnesses, physical examination, autopsy examination, laboratory test, court depositions, and their interpretation and collaboration [ 1 - 2 ]. In the present day, several crime investigation procedures exist in many countries.…”

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Importance of Crime Scene Visits by a Forensic Medicine Expert: A Survey-Based Study

Kumar

Singh

et al. 2022

Cureus

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Background This study is intended to compare the Indian system of inquests, which is conducted by nonscientific people like police and magistrate (who are compulsorily neither qualified in science nor in law), and the medical examiner system of the USA which is done by doctors specialized in forensic medicine/pathology. Aims The goal of this study was to see if bringing in a medical examiner system makes a difference in determining the cause, manner, and time of death as compared to the current system of conducting inquests and autopsies by two different agencies, namely, the police and forensic medicine experts. Material and methods In the present study, a peculiar case (in which the police were clueless and the autopsy surgeon was confused during the autopsy) was chosen for getting an expert opinion from 50 forensic medicine experts from different parts of the country in which police were not clear regarding cause, manner and time of death, but later after a crime scene visit by forensic medicine experts who had conducted the autopsy, it was clarified. Opinion regarding the cause, manner, and time since death was taken from 50 medico-legal experts in two steps. In the first step, only the autopsy finding and history obtained from police were provided and in the second step, additional information obtained from the crime scene visit by forensic medicine experts was provided. The sampling method was purposive sampling. Result In the cause of death, Cohen’s Kappa coefficient was 0.30% (z-statistic = 3.87, p-value = 0.0001), indicating a significantly low agreement between the first and second steps by the experts, as their decision changed after getting the evidence of the crime scene visit. In the manner of death, Cohen’s Kappa coefficient was 0.06% (z-statistic = 0.66, p-value = 0.2540) indicating a very low agreement between the first and second opinions by the experts as their decision regarding the suspected manner of death changed drastically after getting the evidence of crime scene. In the time since death, Cohen’s Kappa coefficient was 0.5531% (z-statistic = 7.25, p-value = 0.0001), which also indicates significant difference. Conclusion Therefore, in this study, the usefulness of the medical examiner system in the Indian setting has been proved beyond doubt expecting drastic improvement in criminal investigation by introducing the medical examiner system in India.

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Death Scene Investigation from the Viewpoint of Forensic Medicine Expert

Cited by 8 publications

References 49 publications

Crime Scene Examination of a Suicidal Pact: A Case Report

Crime Scene Examination of a Suicidal Pact: A Case Report

Suicidal ,Homicidal and Accidental Hanging : Comparative Cross Sectional Study in Aljabal Alakhdar Area,Libya.

Importance of Crime Scene Visits by a Forensic Medicine Expert: A Survey-Based Study

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