Department of Forensic Medicine, Dr Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College, Nanded, Maharashtra State – India
Injuries by sharp weapon to neck region are possible by many ways but the dilemma to determine its manner of infliction produces mind-numbing challenges in front of autopsy surgeons. Growing urbanization and increased use of locomotives have definitely increased the health hazards especially that of vehicular accidents and deaths. Additional cause of increased vehicular accidents is negligence of driver towards the traffic rules. Cut throat injuries are one of the well known methods of homicide and suicide but accidental cut throat injuries are not infrequent. The manner of causation of cut throat injuries is very crucial part of investigation and many times false allegations and situations are put forth in such cases. The situation further worsens in case of undisturbed crime scene, absence of suicide note and suspicious circumstances. We present here a case of cut throat injury caused by vehicular accident in which manner of death was decided by detailed history, autopsy findings and accurate information about crime scene.
Cut throat, accident, crime scene
