TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1991//
TI  - Finding of a bullet in the cervical column of a body hit by a train
JO  - Journal of forensic sciences
A1  - Navarro, J. A.
A1  - Cortés, Edmi
A1  - Sanz, C. L.
A1  - Pellicer, M. A.
SP  - 602
EP  - 606
VL  - 36
IS  - 2
N2  - This case is about the finding of a body of an unidentified male of approximately 70 years of age who was hit by a train. During the carrying out of the corresponding autopsy and after the radiological tests for posterior odontological identification, a foreign body of a cylindrical-cone shape, identical to that of a bullet, was found lodged between the first and second cervical vertebrae. During dissection of the neck, a bullet was found. When the ballistic test was carried out, it was ascertained that the bullet was from a cartridge of 7.92 by 57-mm Mauser caliber, manufactured in Spain in 1936. This ammunition corresponds to that used during the Civil War in Spain (1936-1939). After the identification of the body, it was proved that the bullet was the result of a war wound. However, the victim had been unaware of the existence of the bullet, which had remained in his body for 50 years.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-1198
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -