Medicolegal analysis of 193 homicide cases in a district of Weinan,Shaanxi Province of China from 2007 to 2016 / 复旦学报（医学版）

ABSTRACT

Objective To summarize the key points of forensic medicine appraisal by retrospectively analyzing the scene.Methods The data of 193 homicide cases in a district of Weinan from 2007 to 2016 were collected and analyzed.Results The majority of the criminal suspect and victims was male,aged 21-40 years old,local,farmers and primary school educational level.Infringement was the majority criminal motivation (52.8％).The most common injuries tools were sharp instruments (63.8 ％);multiple parts damage accounted for 32.1 ％;mechanical injury induced hemorrhagic shock and craniocerebral injury were the most common causes of death in these cases (87.0％).Conclusions The demographic characteristics of suspects,criminal motivation,injury instruments,distribution of injuries and cause of death in the district of Weinan showed similar general characteristics,which could provide experience and reference for detecting homicide cases in the future.