TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Attempted drug-facilitated sexual assault-xylazine intoxication in a child
JO  - Journal of forensic sciences
A1  - Andresen-Streichert, Hilke
A1  - Iwersen-Bergmann, Stefanie
A1  - Mueller, Alexander
A1  - Anders, Sven
SP  - 270
EP  - 273
VL  - 62
IS  - 1
N2  - There are only a few cases of drug-facilitated sexual assaults on children reported in the literature so far. Here, a case of a four-year-old boy is presented. He was unconscious, and the accompanying adults reported that the child had been at a playground on his own. Returning home, he complained of having been stung and collapsed immediately. Urine and serum samples of the child were investigated. In the toxicological analysis, xylazine, a sedative and muscle relaxant used in animals, was detected. Subsequent quantification by GC/MS after solid-phase extraction revealed 0.053 mg/L xylazine in serum and approximately 0.63 mg/L in urine. Furthermore, the child was examined by a forensic medical specialist. Police investigations revealed that the godfather, who had been previously accused of sexual abuse of children, had injected the child with the drug, possibly in preparation for a shared bath.<br><br>© 2016 American Academy of Forensic Sciences.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-1198
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.13270
ID  - ref1
ER  -