Gag Deadens but doesnt Mute the Crime: a Case Series of Homicidal Gagging
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Background
Asphyxia is the commonest mode of death in various violent homicidal deaths and in majority of such cases, there may not be any evidence of external injury except the general features of asphyxia being the only proof to rely upon. Under such circumstances, even an experienced medicolegal expert may not go further than to declare the death to be due to asphyxia; the exact mode adopted being left unexplained.Case Report: We present here a case report of three family members who were killed by means of gagging with the motive of taking over the property.Conclusion
Deaths due to gagging is rare but most of the times homicidal. This case was peculiar as there were multiple individuals who were gagged simultaneously and their bodies were stuffed into trunk.Keywords:
Gagging , Homicide , Asphyxia , Suffocation
Language:
English
Published:
International Journal of Medical Toxicology and Forensic Medicine, Volume:5 Issue: 4, Autumn 2015
Pages:
222 to 226
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