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IIJFMT 2(4) 2004

Journal Scan

Accidental anal intercourse: does it really happen?

Norfolk GA
J Clin Forensic Med 2005; 12:1-4.

A postal survey was conducted of members of the Association of Forensic Physicians (UK) to determine whether accidental anal intercourse occurs in heterosexual relationship and, if so, whether intoxication by alcohol or drugs and sexual inexperience were likely to be causative factors. Of the 512 (47.9%) replies, there were 498 individuals who had a previous heterosexual relationship and may have experienced accidental anal intercourse. Of these, there were 26 (7.2%) males and 14 (10.4%) females who reported at least one lifetime episode of accidental anal intercourse. Amongst those with a history of accidental anal intercourse, 79% reported that they were sexually experienced at that time and 83% reported that their partners were sexually experienced. Personal intoxication by alcohol or drugs at the time of accidental anal intercourse was reported by 43%, with 41% reporting that their partners were intoxicated.

Short gun shooting in northern India- a review (1980-1999)

Singh BP, Singh RP
Forensic Sci Inter 2005; 150:103-111.

Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL), Chandigarh undertakes the examination of the crime cases of some northern states of India. The shooting cases of last two decades (1980-1999) involving shotguns were analyzed in this laboratory. This paper consists of the study of 360 actual cases of shotguns for evaluation of various parameters, such as type of firearm, number of firearm and firing, location of wound, age, occupation, sex and caste of accused and victim etc. Out of 360 cases, 253 (70%) were classified as homicidal, 68 (19%) accidental, 11 (3%) suicidal, 9 (2.5%) hunting and 19 (5.5%) cases of insufficient information including the cases of illegal possession of firearm. Single Barrel Breech Loading (SBBL) gun 144 (40%) was preferred over Single Barrel Muzzle Loading (SBML) 109 (30.3%, Double Barrel Breach Loading (DBBL) 72 (20%) and Double Barrel Muzzle Loading (DBML) gun 35 (9.7%). All the breechloader guns were of 12 bore. Muzzleloader guns were recovered only from remote rural areas. Three hundred and thirty-one (92%) cases were found of single firing, 22 (6%), followed by double and 7 (2%) more than two shotgun. Majority of cases were found of single firing 288 (80%), followed by double 29 (8%) and multi-firing 18 (5%). Eleven (3%) case had only one firing. The mean age for male and female victims was 31 and 24 years, respectively. Occupationally, agriculture is predominating over business, service and security guards for accused and for victim. Agriculture followed by service, business, student and security guards are in the descending order. Caste wise the most aggressive community of Kshatriyas is predominating as accused and victim over lower caste people. Head (64%) being a vital part was chosen most frequently for committing suicide followed by body (36%). Service personnel committed maximum number of suicide


Fatal suicide cases from 1991-2000 in Szeged, Hungary

Havasi B, Magori MK, Toth A, Kiss L
Forensic Sci Inter 2005; 147;S 25-S28.

The aim of this study is to analyze the fatalities due to suicide in the period of 1991-2000. The autopsy reports of 719 suicide cases during that period of the Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Szeged were reviewed retrospectively. The victim’s age, sex, way of commitment, place of death, presence of alcohol and drug influence and survival time were recorded.
Five hundred and one of the (69.6%) total 719 suicide fatalities were men and 218 (30.4%) were women. The largest age groups were 41-50 in men, in women we experienced a double peak of age 41050 and 71-80.
The most frequent way of committal was hanging (46%). The results revealed that 38.8% of the 474 victims were whose blood and/ or urine alcohol conc. measurement were carried out consumed alcohol prior to the act.
The presence of illicit drugs in 12% of not drug-related cases were experienced.

Electrolyte analysis in pleural effusion as indicator of the drowning medium

Inoue H, Ishida t, Tsuji a, Kudo K, Ikeda N
Legal Med 2005; 7:96-102.

In medico-legal autopsies for drowned bodies, the location of drowning needs to be determined. To investigate the usefulness of electrolyte analysis in pleural effusion as indicator of the location where the deceased has drowned, we determined the concentrations of electrolytes in pleural effusion of rats that drowned in four kind of water. The concentrations of sodium and chloride ions in the pleural effusion of rats that drowned in seawater were significantly greater, than those of rats that drowned in freshwater at both 1 day and 3 days after drowning. The concentration of potassium ions in pleural effusion 1 day after drowning showed no difference between each group, although it then increased from 1 to 3 days after seawater drowning, whereas it decreased from 1 to 3 days after freshwater drowning. The concentration of total protein in pleural effusion increased from 1 to 3 days after drowning, however, there was no significant difference in the concentration of total protein in pleural effusion between each group at either 1 day or 3 days after drowning. These results suggest that analysis of electrolytes in pleural effusion may be useful for determining whether drowning has occurred in seawater or in freshwater.

 

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