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A case of hunting death due to an overpenetrated bullet
Fidelia Cascini1, Tommaso Tartaglione, Antonio Oliva
1Institute of Legal Medicine, Catholic University Sacro Cuore, L.go Francesco Vito, 1, (00168), Rome, Italy. f.cascini@rm.unicatt.it
Abstract:
The authors report the case of a death which occurred during wild boar hunting. The scene details revealed that the victim and the beast were aligned in the visual shooting path and the victim had been struck by overpenetrating bullet shot by his friend on the neighbouring stand. The fatal entrance wound was on the victim's left chest. The authors emphasise the importance of the exhaustive forensic investigation, including autopsy of the beast, in cases like this, in order to distinguish accident from homicide.
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