Citation

De Giorgio F, Polacco M, Rossi R, Lodise M, Rainio J. Med. Sci. Law 2009; 49(4): 307-310.

Affiliation

Institute of Legal Medicine, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, School of Medicine, Rome, Italy. fdegiorgio@tiscalinet.it

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, British Academy of Forensic Sciences, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

20025108

Abstract

We report a case of a calf-related fatality on a farm. The victim was a 60-year-old man who was possibly attempting to sexually approach the animal from behind when he was struck by it, sustaining fatal blunt injuries, mostly to the thorax. This case is reported because of its rarity and because of the particular circumstances of death. Fatal trauma associated with bovines is rare on the whole, and when it does occur it is usually caused by kicking or pushing during regular agricultural activity. Although the cause of death in our case could be determined, the circumstances and the manner of death remain speculative to some degree.

Language: en