Culpable Homicides and Head Injury Mittal Shilekh Dr1, Mittal Sonia Dr2, Mittal Moneeshindra Singh Dr3 1MD, DNB, Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Mullana (Ambala) 2MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology MM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana (Ambala) 3MBBS, Junior Consultant, Mittal Hospital, Faridkot Abstract Homicide means “Killing of human being by another human being”. It is just killing by one who plans the death of another with malice-afore thought; one who looks a purpose to kill but means to inflict serious injury only and the one who acts in want on disregard of human life. Homicide is the most ‘heinous crime’ prevalent in the society. Homicide is one of the different types of crime and the knowledge of science is being utilized for both its commission and solution. The study was conducted on 200 alleged cases of homicides. The incidence of homicidal deaths was observed as 12.03%. Brain was injured in 34% cases and Head injury was cause of death in 28.5%. Out of different injuries inflict on head and face of dead bodies, 23.33% were abrasions and bruises followed by incised wounds 22.23%. Head injury is the main killer, which warrants more number of neurosurgery centres be set up to save valuable lives. Top Keywords Head Injury, Homicides, Neurosurgical Centres. Top |