Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine
  • Year: 2004
  • Volume: 26
  • Issue: 2

Tit for tat - An axe for a machete a case report

  • Author:
  • Ph. Memchoubi, Keisham Supriya, H. Nabachandra
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 82 to 83

Department of Forensic Medicine, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal.

Abstract

A case where both the victim and the assailant are killed on the same day is not common. In this paper, a case is reported where the victim is killed first by the assailant and then the assailant is killed by an angry mob on the same day. The violent nature of the crime, the weapons used and the motives are highlighted here.

Keywords

Double Homicide, Chop wounds, Machete, Axe in-situ