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T Bajanowski1, H Köhler, P F Schmidt
1Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Germany.
Abstract:
The injury of a horse's leg needed to be investigated to answer the question whether the fracture had been caused by an accident or by intentional manipulation. By toxicology and using scanning electron microscopy with an energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer (SEM-EDX) the suspicion obtained by morphology could be confirmed. Toxicologically a short term anaesthetic was found, and by EDX ferric oxide particles could be detected in the wound indicating that the injury was caused by a sharp pointed metallic instrument and not as stated by the owner by a wooden bar. As the result of the interdisciplinary investigation using modern techniques, there is no doubt that the owner attempted to fraudulently claim on an insurance policy.
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