Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
  • Year: 2011
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue: 1

Accdental stab injury with a broken glass piece due to fall on ‘T’ Poi from caddle-A case report

  • Author:
  • Ananda Kumar1, R.Shankar Naik2, L.C. Obulesu1, J. Nagalingam3, Krishna Prasad3, L.Reshma Sireesha4
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 3 to 4

1Dept. of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, RIMS Medical College, Kadapa, 516002.

2Dept. of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool, 518001.

3Dept. of Forensic Medicine, S.V.S Medical College, Mahabub Nagar, 509001, A.P..

4Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool, 518001, A.P.

Abstract

Punctured or stab wounds are popularly called stabs and are termed penetrating wounds, when passing through tissues, they enter a cavity of the body such as the thorax and abdomen. A stab wound caused by a sharp, pointed and cutting instrument has clean – cut edges, which are almost parallel but slightly curved to each other like an ellipse and have sharp angles at the two extremities. In the present investigation a boy aged about 21/2 year was found dead in living hall in the Kondaveedu apartment, Abdullah khan estate Kurnool (Plot no:202)(A.P) India. Concerned Crime no: 13/10 U/s 174 Crpc (Accidental death due to fallen on broken glass pieces) of Kurnool II town P.S on 27-03-2010 at 15:00 hours.

Keywords

Glass Pieces, Characters of Stab injuries, Autopsy Findings