Abstract
Homicide with post mortem dismemberment of the victim with previous amputation of right lower limb: case report and review of the literature
S Zerbo, A Lanzarone, P Procaccianti, E Ventura Spagnolo and A Argo
Medico-Legal Journal, Volume 86 Number 4, December 2018, pp.213–215.
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Large-volume wipe pattern between victim and oven. Bloodstained kitchen knife with sharp-edge of 23cm (single edge). Macroscopic examination of amputated left limb; we observed the skin, the muscles completely cut and fractures of bones with no evidence of etching of the articular surface. Macroscopic examination of amputated limb; we observed the skin, the muscles completely cut, and fractures of bones with no evidence of etching of the articular surface. A wound engraved, 50 cm long and 2 cm deep, observed on the trunk. Past amputation of right lower limb. Histological examination of the skin sample from near the cutting sections showed no signs of vital reaction (EE 20_).
