Citation

Rabl W, Auer M. Am. J. Forensic Med. Pathol. 1992; 13(3): 238-242.

Affiliation

Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Innsbruck, Austria.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1992, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1476131

Abstract

A farmer was found dead, in a pool of blood on his farm. Evidence indicated that the farmer had dragged himself or been dragged from the stable to the point where his body was found. With the exception of abrasions in the face, there were no other signs of injury. An autopsy revealed a depressed fracture of the skull and showed a venous air embolism to be the cause of death. The medicolegal interpretation of the findings left no doubt that the farmer was killed by a cow.

Language: en