Citation

Friedrich K, Becker K, Rothschild MA, Banaschak S. Int. J. Legal Med. 2013; 127(3): 627-630.

Affiliation

Institute of Legal Medicine, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Melatenguertel 60-62, 50823, Cologne, Germany, krischan.friedrich@uk-koeln.de.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s00414-012-0731-5

PMID

22736072

Abstract

In cases of child abuse, usually, the parents are initial suspects. A common explanation of the parents is that the injuries were caused by a sibling. Child-on-child violence is reported to be very rare in children less than 5 years of age, and thorough investigation by the police, child protective services, and medicolegal examinations are needed to proof or disproof the parents' statement. We report two cases of physical abuse of infants by small children.

Language: en