TY - JOUR
T1 - Accidental electrocution–reconstruction of events
AU - Babu, Y. P.Raghavendra
AU - Bakkannavar, Shankar M.
AU - Saha, Debarshi
AU - Manjunath, S.
AU - Kumar GN, Pramod
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Canadian Society of Forensic Science.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - As electricity is an indispensable part of today's world, electrocution is a common cause of morbidity and mortality. Deaths due to electrocution that are witnessed do not pose a problem as to the manner and cause of death. However, unwitnessed deaths can raise suspicions regarding the manner of death. A case of fatal electrocution is reported here that was diagnosed to be accidental in manner, with the help of a reconstruction of events through a proper investigation.
AB - As electricity is an indispensable part of today's world, electrocution is a common cause of morbidity and mortality. Deaths due to electrocution that are witnessed do not pose a problem as to the manner and cause of death. However, unwitnessed deaths can raise suspicions regarding the manner of death. A case of fatal electrocution is reported here that was diagnosed to be accidental in manner, with the help of a reconstruction of events through a proper investigation.
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U2 - 10.1080/00085030.2015.1019233
DO - 10.1080/00085030.2015.1019233
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85119051143
SN - 0008-5030
VL - 48
SP - 97
EP - 102
JO - Journal of the Canadian Society of Forensic Science
JF - Journal of the Canadian Society of Forensic Science
IS - 2
ER -