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Claas Buschmann^1,2, Johanna Preuß-Wössner^3,4, Christoph Meißner^3,4

¹Institute of Legal Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Arnold-Heller-Str. 3, Building 28, 24105, Kiel, Germany. claas.buschmann@uksh.de.

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Summary

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Fatal skull stab injuries are rare. This case involved a 28-year-old man whose knife-induced skull stab injury allowed for precise forensic reconstruction of the fatal event.

Keywords:

Autopsy Neuropathology Penetrating injury Sharp force

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Background:

Fatal penetrating skull injuries from knives are exceptionally uncommon.
Such injuries present unique challenges in forensic investigation and reconstruction.

Purpose of the Study:

To report a rare case of a fatal isolated penetrating skull injury.
To illustrate the utility of bone shard analysis and neuropathological findings in forensic reconstruction.
To demonstrate the precise matching of a weapon to a penetrating cranial trauma.

Main Methods:

Case report of a 28-year-old male with a fatal knife-induced skull stab injury.
Neurosurgical removal of the bone shard containing the stab puncture.
Analysis of the bone shard for weapon identification and stab channel length estimation.
Examination of the formalin-fixed brain for neuropathological findings.

Main Results:

The removed bone shard enabled the precise matching of the recovered knife to the injury.
The intracranial stab channel length was accurately estimated.
Forensic reconstruction of the fatal event was achieved through integrated analysis of the bone shard and brain findings.

Conclusions:

Bone shard analysis from penetrating skull injuries can be crucial for weapon identification and trajectory determination.
Integrated neuropathological and biomechanical analysis facilitates accurate forensic reconstruction in rare trauma cases.
This case highlights the importance of meticulous examination of injury evidence in fatal assaults.