Medico-Legal Update
  • Year: 2010
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 2

Unusual presentation of medico-legal cases

  • Author:
  • V. Chand Basha, K. Sudhakar Reddy

Bhaskar Medical College, R.R. Dist, A.P..

Abstract

Usual presentation of the Cases is common. This paper deals with presentation of peculiar cases which are not described in the books. Here a lady died with burns but presence of gagging and tying a cloth around the mouth is suggestive of homicidal burns. But circumstances are suggesting suicide. In another case mother and daughter died by hanging. But the house is locked from outside which suggests homicidal in nature. But as per the circumstances they are suicidal hangings.

The above types of cases are useful to future generations and give guidance to juniors and these cases show the importance of circumstances in deciding the manner of death.