Citation

Bajaj A, John C, Kaur S, Tripathi RM. Arab J. Forensic Sci. Forensic Med. 2018; 1(7): e3.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Naif Arab University for Security Sciences)

DOI

10.26735/16586794.2018.003

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Acute pesticide poisoning is a reported as major health problem worldwide and are reported mostly in cases of suicides and cases of unintentional poisoning are less in number. A significant number of cases are encountered in forensic science laboratories for toxicological examination in which pesticide poisoning is reported.  We report a case of suspected double suicide of unknown poisoning. Toxicological examination confirms the presence of five different pesticides. Such cases of forensic interest are rarely reported.

Language: en

Keywords

Forensic Science; Organophophorus; Pesticides; Pyrethroids; Toxicology