TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Penetrating craniocerebral injury caused by bladed weapons: three homicide cases
JO  - Legal medicine (Elsevier)
A1  - Valfres, Coralie
A1  - Kolopp, Martin
A1  - Carballeira, Ana
A1  - Verde, Jeremy
A1  - Capuani, Caroline
A1  - Léonetti, Georges
A1  - Piercecchi, Marie-Dominique
A1  - Tuchtan, Lucile
A1  - Delteil, Clemence
SP  - e102140
EP  - e102140
VL  - 59
IS  - 
N2  - Penetrating craniocerebral injuries caused by a bladed weapon are rare events in western countries and often occur in the course of assault. We studied all homicide-related cases of cranial and brain injuries caused by bladed weapons that were seen at the Medicolegal Institute of Marseille over a 5-year period from 2014 to 2019. We found that such injuries are exceptional. The majority occur in the private sphere and are inflicted by men, as they require considerable force. They are rarely isolated but are accompanied by multiple cutting injuries of the thorax and abdomen. Such assaults leave imprints on the bone that can be analyzed using new anthropological techniques.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1344-6223
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.legalmed.2022.102140
ID  - ref1
ER  -