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Vol. 50. Issue 1.
Pages 40-44 (January - March 2024)
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Vol. 50. Issue 1.
Pages 40-44 (January - March 2024)
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Homicide by combination of methods of asphyxiation
Homicidio por combinación de métodos de asfixia
Gustavo A. Bregliaa,b,
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gbreglia@jusrionegro.gov.ar

Corresponding author.
, Marcelo H. Uzala,b, Francisco J. Díazc,d
a Cátedra de Medicina Legal, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Rio Negro Argentina
b Cuerpo de Investigación Forense, Poder Judicial de Río Negro, Río Negro, Argentina
c Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad George Washington, Washington D.C., United States
d Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, George School of Medicine, Washington, DC, United States
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Introduction

Homicide by combination of suffocation methods is observed mainly in elderly people or with some physical impediment capable of counteracting the aggression.

Material and methods

A retrospective observational study was carried out on 634 autopsies. Five met the characteristics of homicides by combination of asphyxiation methods.

Results

Two (2) men and 3 women, average age 69 years, with negative toxicological studies, victims of a single aggressor, presented periorificial skin lesions (mouth and nose), muscle hemorrhages in the thorax, rib fractures, blunt injuries to the head interpreted as like submission.

Discussion

In the combination of asphyxia methods, the findings that must be seen together. Head injuries to subdue the victim, skin lesions on the neck, face, inner face of the lips, rib fractures, and counter-pressure injuries to the back, buttocks, or elbows, contextualized together, can explain the dynamics of this homicidal modality.

Keywords:
Burking
Asphyxia
Strangulation
Chest compression
Homicide
Forensic pathology
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Introducción

El homicidio por combinación de métodos de asfixia, se observa mayoritariamente en personas de edad avanzada o con algún impedimento físico capaz de contrarrestar la agresión.

Material y métodos

Se realizó un estudio observacional retrospectivo sobre 634 autopsias. Cinco cumplían las características de homicidios por combinación de métodos de asfixia.

Resultados

Dos hombres y tres mujeres, edad promedio de 69 años, con estudios toxicológico negativo, víctimas de un solo agresor, presentaron lesiones cutáneas periorificiales (bucales y nasales), hemorragias musculares en tórax, fracturas costales, lesiones contusas en la cabeza interpretadas como de sometimiento.

Discusión

En la combinación de métodos de asfixia los hallazgos que deben ser vistos en conjunto. Traumatismos craneoencefálicos para someter a la víctima, lesiones cutáneas en cuello, cara, cara interna de los labios, fracturas costales y lesiones por contrapresión en la espalda, glúteos o codos, contextualizados en conjunto pueden explicar la dinámica de esta modalidad homicida.

Palabras clave:
Burking
Asfixia
Estrangulación
Compresión torácica
Homicidio
Patología Forense

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