Citation

Aydin B, Schulz F, Ottens R, Puschel K, Tsokos M. Arch. Kriminol. 2007; 219(3-4): 89-97.

Vernacular Title

Todlicher Brustschuss mit Flintenlaufgeschoss--Totungsdelikt, Unfall oder Suizid?

Affiliation

Institut für Rechtsmedizin des Universitätsklinikums Hamburg-Eppendorf.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Verlag Schmidt-Romhild)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

17539589

Abstract

A 78-year-old hunter was found dead beside his raised hide with a gunshot wound to his chest. In the present case, the reconstruction of the shooting event revealed an accident. Disregarding all safety rules, the hunter had placed his superposed rifle-shotgun on the chair and pulled the barrels of the cocked gun towards his body. One of the triggers interlocked with the button of a camping chair's cushion and a shot was fired. Furthermore the morphology of wounds from shotgun slugs is discussed on the basis of the autopsy findngs.

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