A unique case of suicide by crossbow with indirect triggering and cranial injury: forensic issues and literature review.

IF 1.5 4区 医学 Q2 MEDICINE, LEGAL
Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology Pub Date : 2025-03-01 Epub Date: 2024-05-28 DOI:10.1007/s12024-024-00833-4
Tambuzzi Stefano, Gentile Guendalina, Primavera Riccardo, Zoja Riccardo
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Abstract

Currently, crossbows are involved in some deaths, including suicides. These are rare events for which an accurate study of the body discovery site and reconstruction of the triggering mechanism of the crossbow represent crucial medicolegal elements. In this report, a unique case of suicide by crossbow is presented, in which the male victim constructed an elaborate scenario. He arranged two tripod stands to hold the crossbow at the height of his head, and a third to support a hollow tube positioned in front of the muzzle of the crossbow to direct the bolt. After positioning the center of the forehead in front of the hollow tube, the trigger was activated from a distance using a hooked metal rod. The methods used prompted a literature review on suicide by crossbow, which revealed only 14 reports from 1993 to 2023. The head and chest were the main target areas, and in almost all cases, the victims directly pulled the trigger with their finger. Only one case of indirect triggering was found, with the chest as the target. Therefore, in this scenario, the case presented stands as a unique report, due to the elaborate system devised to carry out the suicide and accurately strike the predetermined target.

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一例独特的弩弓间接触发颅脑损伤自杀案:法医问题和文献综述。
目前,弩涉及一些死亡事件,包括自杀。对于这些罕见事件,准确研究尸体发现地点和重建弩的触发机制是至关重要的法医要素。本报告介绍了一个独特的弩自杀案例,其中男性受害者精心设计了一个场景。他安排了两个三脚架将弩固定在他头部的高度,第三个三脚架用来支撑弩口前方的空心管,以引导弩箭。将前额中心置于空心管前后,用一根带钩的金属棒从远处扣动扳机。根据这些方法,我们查阅了有关弩弓自杀的文献,发现从 1993 年到 2023 年,仅有 14 篇报道。头部和胸部是主要目标区域,几乎在所有情况下,受害者都是直接用手指扣动扳机。只有一例是间接扣动扳机,目标是胸部。因此,在这种情况下,所提交的案件是一份独一无二的报告,因为它精心设计了一个系统来实施自杀并准确击中预定目标。
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Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology
Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology MEDICINE, LEGAL-PATHOLOGY
CiteScore
3.90
自引率
5.60%
发文量
114
审稿时长
6-12 weeks
期刊介绍: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology encompasses all aspects of modern day forensics, equally applying to children or adults, either living or the deceased. This includes forensic science, medicine, nursing, and pathology, as well as toxicology, human identification, mass disasters/mass war graves, profiling, imaging, policing, wound assessment, sexual assault, anthropology, archeology, forensic search, entomology, botany, biology, veterinary pathology, and DNA. Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology presents a balance of forensic research and reviews from around the world to reflect modern advances through peer-reviewed papers, short communications, meeting proceedings and case reports.
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