Crime reconstruction in a hit and run over case masquerading as accidental drowning


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Article type :

Case Report

Author :

Soibam Neha, Khangembam Pradipkumar Singh, Thounaojam Meera Devi

Volume :

8

Issue :

3

Abstract :

In the absence of eye witnesses, crime scene examination along with other corroborative evidence, and a meticulous autopsy, are of prime importance in solving the crime. In this paper, a suspected case of accidental drowning, which on further investigation and medicolegal autopsy, turned out to be a case of homicide, is presented. Further, considering the of the assailants, the importance of knowledge about common methods of concealment of crime may also be reiterated.

Keyword :

Drowning, Head injury, Accident, Homicide