Citation

Zech WD, Axmann S, Siegenthaler L, Kneubühl B, Thali M. Arch. Kriminol. 2011; 228(3-4): 102-107.

Vernacular Title

Auf die Brust gezielt--in den Rucken getroffen.

Affiliation

Institut für Rechtsmedizin der Universität Bern.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Verlag Schmidt-Romhild)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

22039696

Abstract

Gunshot injuries in the back may suggest the unjustified use of firearms. A wound in the back inflicted by a firearm should not automatically imply that the shooter aimed at the back. A previous study demonstrated that it is possible for men to turn their trunk faster than it takes for a shooter to fire or throw a hand-operated weapon. With a high speed motion camera the authors were able to demonstrate that it is also possible for women to turn their trunk fast enough, so that a shot in the back could have been aimed at the front of the body. This conclusion is also likely to apply to hand-operated or thrown weapons, since the velocity of their projectiles is considerably lower than that of firearms.

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