Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

The authors discuss a case report of isolated femoral artery injury caused by blunt trauma with dissection of the femoral artery. A 30 year old man was received dead at the emergency ward after having sustained injury by falling in a drain while riding a bicycle carrying a beer bottle under his trouser which got crushed. The broken pieces of glass pierced his right inguinal area injuring right femoral artery. He bled profusely and was immediately shifted to SCB MCH Cuttack for further management. But he succumbed enroute and was received dead.  The dead body was sent to Central morgue for post mortem examination, which revealed an isolated femoral artery injury.

Keywords: Bottle; Femoral Artery; Blunt Trauma; Inguinal Region.

Murder–suicide is a severe form of interpersonal violence. It is an act in which an individual kills one or more other persons before, or at the same time as, killing oneself. The combination of murder and suicide can include: Driving a car with passengers off a bridge or intentional dashing; suicide bombing; Suicide after murder to escape punishment; Suicide after murder as a form of self-punishment; Joint suicide in the form of killing the other and oneself with consent; Murder before suicide with the intent of preventing future pain and suffering of others including family members and oneself, such as a parent killing their children before ending their own life; Murder followed by suicide by a mentally unstable person. We encountered a case in which a middle aged male administered poison to his wife and young daughter before committing suicide by hanging. History shows that the perpetrator, a businessman was under financial burden. He was unable to repay his loans and was under continuous threats and calls from his financers. His inability to repay the money, threat to future of his family and humiliation directed him towards this extreme step. This paper emphasizes on aspects and outcomes of mental stress. Acknowledgement: Dept. of Forensic Medicine, KMC Mangalore
Key words: Murder-Suicide; Financial Stress; Mental Stress.

A simple, rapid and sensitive method is described for determination of arsenic in blood and urine of a poisoned patient at the level of µg/l based on differential pulse cathodic stripping voltammetry. Only arsenic (III) is deposited on mercury electrode in the presence of copper and selenium in hydrochloric acid medium. The total arsenic is performed by reducing As (V) to As (III) using sodium metabisulphite/sodium thiosulphate reagent stabilized with ascorbic acid. The As (III) concentration in blood and urine were found to be 9µg/l and 841µg/l respectively after about   twenty five days of homicidal poisoning through food and treatment as outpatient in hospital.

Keywords: Arsenic; Differential Pulse Cathodic stripping Voltammetry; Microwave Digestion System;               Homicidal Poisoning.

Forensic age estimation is one of the concerns in living individuals especially in pubertal and post-pubertal age group. An evaluation of iliac crest using conventional projection radiography or digital radiography is common practice. However, recently few researchers have used sonography and magnetic resonance imaging for forensic age estimation with comparative results. The aim of present pilot study is to evaluate use of multidetecter CT images for iliac crest ossification.In the present study the Risser sign grading system was used. Total 56 tomograms were included consisting of 35 male and 21 female. The age group was from 11 years to 23 years. Considering the present study, fusions of iliac crest with ilium occurs earlier in females than males and are in agreement with other studies. Present study finds multidetecter CT very much helpful for assessing the ossification process.

Key words: Forensic; Age Estimation; CT Scan; X ray; Ossification.

Background: Finger print (Dactylography / Dermatoglyphic) is considered as the best tool of identification. A reliable personal identification is critical in the subject of forensics as is faced with many situations like civil, criminal, commercial and latest in financial transaction frauds, where the question of identification becomes a matter of paramount importance. In this study we have made an effort to “study a relationship between pattern of fingerprint, gender and blood group”. Study Type: Cross sectional Study. Place of Study: Data was being collected from school going children’s of Narketpally. KIMS Narketpally. Materials and methods: 170 school going children participated in the study voluntarily and their finger prints were collected, of which 82 were males and 88 were females, who were aged between 11 – 16 years. Blood group of each individual was documented, if the blood group wasn’t known then the blood group was identified using antiserum A, B and D. The finger-prints were taken of all ten fingers using printer’s ink. Pattern of fingerprints were observed by powerful hand lens and recorded. Note was made of the sex, age, ABO blood groups. Results: O Rh + ve are the most common blood type, followed by B Rh + ve. High frequency of loops (61.88%), moderate whorls (27.76%), and low frequency of arches (9.88%) with composite (0.47%). Loops are predominant in blood group O and whorls are predominant in blood group B. There is an association between fingerprint patterns, blood group and gender. Conclusion: We may conclude that there is an association between distribution of fingerprint patterns, blood group and gender and thus prediction of gender and blood group of a person is possible based on his/her fingerprint patterns but influence regional variations, gender and genetic factors should not be overlooked.

Keywords: Fingerprints; Gender; ABO Blood Groups; RH Factors; Association.