Citation

Bonte W, Schnug G. Arch. Kriminol. 1985; 176(3-4): 101-108.

Vernacular Title

Morphologische Befunde bei einer vorsatzlichen Handamputation.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1985, Verlag Schmidt-Romhild)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

4074068

Abstract

Presented is the case of a 33 years old farmer, who alleged to have lost his left hand accidentally when grasping into a chuff-cutter. Immediate investigation of the amputate proved, that the hand must have been severed initially by a single cut and was only secondarily bruised by multiple blunt contusions. The farmer confessed to have mutilated himself with some kind of a guillotine which he had constructed for that particular purpose. The amputate was then thrown into the chuff-cutter to make his allegation appear credible and to prevent replantation. The motivation of this self-mutilation was the expectation of considerable insurance payments.

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