Citation

Zerbo S, Lanzarone A, Procaccianti P, Ventura Spagnolo E, Argo A. Med. Leg. J. 2018; 86(4): 213-215.

Affiliation

Department of Health Promotion, Section of Legal Medicine, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Medico-Legal Society, Publisher SAGE Publications)

DOI

10.1177/0025817218775575

PMID

29799311

Abstract

The dismemberment of a corpse is comparatively rare in forensic medicine and usually performed with different types of sharp tools. The victim is always the victim of a homicide. Dismemberment usually occurs where the killing took place without prior planning by the perpetrator. We report a case of homicide with post mortem mutilation of the victim's body with previous amputation of right lower limb in which the perpetrator was not identified. At autopsy, several fractures were detected on the cranial vault, and the cause of death was due to skull and brain injuries from multiple blunt force traumas.

Language: en

Keywords

Forensic diagnosis; dismemberment; homicide; post mortem injuries