Medico-Legal Update
  • Year: 2011
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 2

Medico-Legal Study of Homicide in and Around GMC Aurangabad

  • Author:
  • Sachin Gadge, KU Zine, AK Batra, SV Kuchewar, RD Meshram, SG Dhawane
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 56 to 58

Department of Forensic Medicine, Shri UN Govt. Medical College, Yauatmal, Maharashtra, Govt. Medical College, Aurangabad, Maharashtra

Abstract

A five year study from January 2004 to December 2008 was carried in Department of Forensic Medicine, Govt. Medical College, Aurangabad. The study contains 163 cases which were brought for post-mortem examination, out of which 130 (79.8%) were male whereas 33 (20.2%) were females and male female ratio was 3.94:1. Head (57.7%) was most common site of injury. Hard and blunt weapon was used in 107 cases (65.7%).

Keywords

Homicide, head injury, defense wounds