Profile of Non Traumatic Homicide Cases (A retrospective study of 5 years cases) Singh O. Gambhir1, Gupta B. D.2 1MD, Assistant Professor, Forensic Medicine Department, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Gangtok, Sikkim – 737102 2MD, Professor and Head, Department of Forensic Medicine, M.P. Shah Medical College, Jamnagar, 361008, Gujarat, India Abstract Non traumatic methods contributes a sizeable number of cases in homicide especially where use of fire arms are uncommon. Average annual incidence was about 12 cases and it formed about 34.08% of all homicidal deaths reported during the study period. Female and children are the common victims. In cases of female victims majority of the perpetrators were their own husbands. Female assailants usually killed their own children and in considerable number of events it was followed by suicide of the mother. Majority of the cases took place during the day time. Burns, drowning and other forms of asphyxia are the main methods adopted in such cases. Top Keywords Homicide, Non traumatic, Burns, Asphyxia, Poisoning, Murder-suicides. Top |