Citation

Ito A, Ito M. Arukoru Kenkyuto Yakubutsu Ison 1990; 25(1): 37-47.

Affiliation

Department of Legal Medicine, School of Medicine, Toho University.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, Medical Society of Alcohol Studies)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2350299

Abstract

We determined the blood alcohol levels in 257 homicide cases investigated by our Department of Legal Medicine from 1978 to 1988; these levels were statistically analyzed and the following results were obtained. 1) A high incidence of death by homicide was observed in males in their 40's, but for the over 60's there was a significantly larger incidence in females. The common means of death was by stab or blunt wounds resulting in hemorrhaging in males, whereas among females ligature strangulation was common. 2) Among those committing homicide by cut wounds in males, the alcohol detection rate was high, while among females stab wounds were common. 3) A high incidence occurred from 10:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m.; victims during the day (from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) were usually females. The alcohol detection rate was high in cases which occurred at about midnight. 4) Homicides at home particularly occurred among females, while victims of the street were usually male. The alcohol detection rate was 39.6% in cases at home and 55.8% in cases on the street. 5) The overall alcohol concentrations demonstrated were relatively higher for males than for females, but the blood alcohol levels were higher for females. The most frequent cases were wounds caused by blunt instruments resulting in hemorrhagic death in the 30-49 year group of both sexes.

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