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Title: | The characteristics of head wounds inflicted by "humane killer" (captive-bolt gun) - A 15-year study | Authors: | Simic M. Drašković, Dragan Stojiljković, Goran Vuković, Radenko Budimlija Z. |
Issue Date: | 1-Sep-2007 | Journal: | Journal of Forensic Sciences | Abstract: | The "humane killer" or captive-bolt gun, is the tool/weapon widely used in meat industry and private farmer households for slaughtering animal stock. Out of 17,250 autopsies performed at the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Novi Sad during the 15-year period (1991-2005), 29 cases of suicides and two homicides were committed by captive-bolt pistols. Wounds inflicted by captive-bolt guns have specific morphological features, distinctive from wounds made by other kinds of hand firearms. Selected features of the captive-bolt wounds (punched round entrance and a double pattern of smoke soiling) depend on distance and angle of instrument at the time of firing. Autopsy findings were compared with an experimental model consisting of 20 domestic pigs. Obtained results confirmed that the appearance of the entrance hole and soot deposits, along with differences in shape, location, extent, and density of soot blackening, could be useful in identification of weapon, direction of discharge, shooting distance, and angle of the muzzle to the frontal and sagittal planes of the head at the moment of fire. © 2007 American Academy of Forensic Sciences. | URI: | https://open.uns.ac.rs/handle/123456789/16092 | ISSN: | 221198 | DOI: | 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2007.00519.x |
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