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Wounds due to a modified shot gun (home-made): a case report
Vikram Palimar1, Vinod C Nayak, M Arun
1Dept of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal 576 104, Karnataka, India. vpalimar@yahoo.co.in
Abstract:
In a case of firearm fatality, the autopsy surgeon is required to opine as to the range of fire in addition to the cause of death which will help in reconstruction of the events. Problems may arise in estimating the range of fire based on wound ballistics when there is an alteration or modification in the internal ballistics. We encountered such a case in the department of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, which is discussed.
