The Role of Forensic Botany in Reconstructing the Dynamics of Trauma from High Falls.
autopsy
dynamics
fall from height
forensic botany
forensic science
head injury
manner of death
undergrowth
Journal
Journal of forensic sciences
ISSN: 1556-4029
Titre abrégé: J Forensic Sci
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0375370
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
May 2019
May 2019
Historique:
received:
20
06
2018
revised:
30
09
2018
accepted:
01
10
2018
pubmed:
18
10
2018
medline:
23
5
2019
entrez:
18
10
2018
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The analysis of botanical traces can be supportive, especially when the crime scene investigation and autopsy do not provide sufficient information. This issue arises most commonly in fatal falls from height. We report the case of a man found dead below a hill. The body showed traumatic injuries from a fall. During the scene investigation, a sampling of botanical elements was carried out on three zones of the hill called the point of loss of balance, the point of fall, and the point of impact. The botanical elements collected on the three zones were compared with those found on the victim and an autopsy was performed. The botanical analysis clarified the phases of falling, as well as allowing us to reconstruct the dynamics and the accidental manner of death.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30332508
doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.13934
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
920-924Informations de copyright
© 2018 American Academy of Forensic Sciences.