Citation

Arnold R, Giebe W, Winnefeld K, Klein A. Arch. Kriminol. 2002; 209(1-2): 14-19.

Vernacular Title

Ein zunachst unklarer Todesfall im Strafvollzug. Diagnosesicherung durch

Affiliation

Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, Verlag Schmidt-Romhild)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11901983

Abstract

The authors report on the death of a 25-year-old man due to electric current in prison, which was not recognized at first. The fatal accident was caused by a self-made electric kettle. The only electrothermal skin lesions were some pinhead-sized electric marks on the left thumb. Careful external inspection of the body in combination with an analysis of the conductor material (aluminium) by means of atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) revealed the cause of death and the source of accidental electrocution.

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