Homicide in southern India—A five-year retrospective study

Autor:	Sachidananda Mohanty, Kiran Kumar Patnaik, Sujan Kumar Mohanty
Rok vydání:	2013
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Potential risk Retrospective cohort study social sciences humanities Homicide Blood alcohol medicine Rural area Anger in Psychology Psychiatry Socioeconomic status Demography
Zdroj:	Forensic Medicine and Anatomy Research. :18-24
ISSN:	2327-4107 2327-4115
DOI:	10.4236/fmar.2013.12004
Popis:	Homicide has become a common practice reflecting anger in southern India. The purpose of this study was to identify the potential risk factors and susceptible victims. This retrospective study analyses the data of 590 cases. Our study revealed that the victims were mostly males of 21 - 30 years, married (63.56%), illiterates (44.07%), low socioeconomic status and belong to rural areas. The laborers and farmers were almost equally affected in males and housewives in females. Outdoor incidents were more (61.86%). Majority of victims were innocent (82.20%) with no previous history of cognizable offence. Blood alcohol was found positive in 30.23% of victims. Sharp cutting weapons were mostly used, with hemorrhage and shock being the most common cause of death. Previous enmity and familial disharmony were the two common causes behind such heinous crime. Most victims had injuries over multiple body parts. Some potential risk factors and their preventive measures pointed at the end.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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