Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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102636 | Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine | 2012 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
An exceptional case of suicide with two shots to the head inflicted by a captive-bolt gun is reported here. The pathophysiology observed, and related literature, indicate that the capacity of the victim to fire a second shot depended on the depth of skull penetration by the first shot and the extent of damage to nerve structures. In this case, an ante mortem multi-detector computed tomography was possible. From discussion with the radiologist and a 3D reconstruction, the two-shot suicide scenario could be confirmed.
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Authors
Laurent Fanton, Bernd Karger,