Citation

Pöhlmann K, Kijewski H. Arch. Kriminol. 1990; 186(3-4): 85-90.

Vernacular Title

Chloroquin als Mordgift. Mitteilung uber Todesfalle nach krimineller und

Affiliation

Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Universität Göttingen.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, Verlag Schmidt-Romhild)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2285355

Abstract

Presented is a case of murder by means of chloroquine, committed on a 36-year-old male. The wife of the deceased had confessed to have secretely administered chloroquine-containing tablets to her husband. She was lawfully sentenced to life-imprisonment. The toxicological findings of this case are compared to the results of two chloroquine suicide cases and discussed in the context of the referring literature. An additional case where chloroquine intoxication was doubtful is introduced because of the unusual circumstances under which it occurred.

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