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Sengupta D, Bharatee P, Saha S, Prasad R. Indian J. Forensic Med. Toxicol. 2021; 15(1): 954-962. |
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(Copyright © 2021, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences. Deptartment of Forensic Medicine) |
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Abstract |
Homicidal deaths are a significant public health problem and affect every society around the world. The incidence of homicide has seen a worldwide upsurge with varying trends across geographical locations. Detailed information on the characteristics of victims of homicide from the Cooch Behar region is limited. This article explores recent trends of homicide in the Cooch Behar region. The study was conducted between June 2019 to May 2020 at the Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Cooch Behar Government Medical College and Hospital, Cooch Behar. 1133 autopsies were conducted over the time-period with 70 homicidal deaths. Most of the victims were males (70%) with a male to female ratio of 2.33:1. 34.3% of victims were between the ages of 21 - 30 years. Most of the victims were laborers (18.6%) while Hinduism was the most common religion (65.7%). 06:00 pm to 12:00 midnight was the time when the majority of the incidents took place and 68.5% of victims were brought dead. Injuries by hard blunt weapons and sharp cutting weapons were responsible for maximum deaths, constituting 21 (30%) and 15 (21.4%) cases respectively. Multiple regions of the body were involved in 35.7% cases followed by head and face region with 34.3% cases. This study is significant as it aims to identify the profile of risk factors of victims of homicide and suggest new lines of research that would help to reduce the number of homicides. © 2021, Institute of Medico-Legal Publications. All rights reserved. Language: en |
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Keywords |
adult; human; government; Homicide; homicide; suicide; burn; drowning; female; male; injury; India; autopsy; head injury; public health; medical education; traffic accident; forensic medicine; hanging; intoxication; strangulation; survival time; toxicology; major clinical study; mental disease; victim; gunshot injury; retrospective study; human tissue; religion; emergency ward; cross-sectional study; thorax injury; weapon; worker; heart ventricle fibrillation; medical school; injury scale; Victims; Article; young adult; Survival period; Pattern of injuries; tertiary care center; Weapon |