A Swedish nationwide forensic study of the manner of death in single stab injuries to the trunk

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Introduction Forensic pathologists are frequently confronted with questions about whether an injury is likely to have been inflicted by an assault or be self-inflicted. However, little is known of the epidemiological variables that might be applicable to differentiate between homicides and suicides in deaths caused by single stab injuries to the trunk. Method Using the Swedish forensic autopsy register, we identified 94 homicides and 45 suicides between 2010 and 2021 in which death followed a single stab injury to the trunk. We extracted characteristics from the cases and performed statistical analyses using the Mann-Whitney U test, Chi-square test and logistic regression model. Results Victims of homicides were younger than suicide victims (median age 33 years vs. 52 years, p 
Originalspråkengelska
Artikelnummer111910
TidskriftForensic Science International
Volym354
Tidigt onlinedatum2023 dec.
DOI
StatusPublished - 2024

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