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Epidemiological And Victimological Study Of Homicidal Deaths In Vidarbha Region - A Two Year Prospective Study

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Backgound : Globally 5,20,000 people die each year because of inter-personal violence. This study was an attempt to probe into socio-demographic patterns of victims of such heinous crimes against humanity.Aim:To evaluate the demographic profile and provocative factors in victims of homicidal deaths. Design : Prospective two years study. Materials and Methods : 133 cases which were brought to the mortuary in the Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology for medico-legal post-mortem examination during this period of study with alleged history of homicide were included . Information obtained was organised in a pre-designed proforma and evaluated by SPSS4 Software.Observations and Results :78.94% victims were males, maximum belonging to the age group of 21 to 30 years.72.38% male victims consumed alcohol. Hard and blunt weapon (39.09%) was the weapon of offence and previous enemity (38.35%) was the motive of offence in maximum cases. Head Injury(53.33%) in males and burns injury in females(32.14%) was the cause of death in most cases and in 44.36% cases injuries were on head, neck and face. Brain (51.12%) is the most common internal organ affected. Conclusion :Young males with alcohol consumption were vulnerable to such crimes. Use of Hard and blunt weapon was more than firearms. Head injury was the most common cause of death and brain was the most common internal organ involved. Among the females, the victims were young and familial disharmony was the provocative factor for homicides, while burns injury was the cause of death in most cases.

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