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A Case Report of Pediatric Mechanical Asphyxia by a Daycare Center Teacher: Implications for Forensic Pathologists from the Perspectives of the Judicial Verdicts / 대한법의학회지
Artigo em Coreano | WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) | ID: wpr-1002271
Biblioteca responsável: WPRO
ABSTRACT
This study highlights a new case of an infant death caused by mechanical asphyxia, who was found dead after being wrapped and pressed by a daycare center teacher with the body and beddings. Moreover, we present a comparative review of four similar previously reported cases and the implications for forensic pathologists in the management of such cases from the perspectives of judicial verdicts of the cases. The previous report commented that the four cases could be considered as overlaying as a type of accidental asphyxia. However, a contextual comprehensive review including the whole scenarios of the cases and negative postmortem findings concluded that all the cases were explicitly different from overlaying cases. Furthermore, we followed up the judicial processes and verdicts in all five cases, including the present case and the four previously reported cases. In the four cases, the defendants were incarcerated for violation of ‘Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Child Abuse Crimes.’ The ruling trend revealed that the prison sentence durations had been prolonged from 4 to 19 years. Therefore, for a pediatric death suspecting mechanical asphyxia involving a daycare center, contextual comprehensive approach is essential to determine the cause of death and to provide appropriate medicolegal interpretation.
Texto completo: Disponível Base de dados: WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) Idioma: Coreano Revista: Korean Journal of Legal Medicine Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Artigo
Texto completo: Disponível Base de dados: WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) Idioma: Coreano Revista: Korean Journal of Legal Medicine Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Artigo
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