Evaluation of Head Injuries with Skull Fractures in Homicidal Deaths

Dr Sunil Naik G; Dr. Rupesh Kumar Naik

Volume : VIII, Issue : III, March - 2019

Evaluation of Head Injuries with Skull Fractures in Homicidal Deaths

Dr Sunil Naik G, Dr. Rupesh Kumar Naik

Abstract :

The present prospective study aims to establish the incidence and patterns of head injuries with skull fractures in homicidal deaths which were subjected to post–mortem examination in the mortuary of a tertiary teaching hospital for a period of two years. The study revealed that among the 10040 autopsies conducted in the study period, homicidal deaths accounted to 120 (1.2%) cases. The various patterns and fracture types along with some demographic patterns were discussed