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Fatal ram attack mimicking homicidal blunt trauma: a forensic case report
Anaïs Du Fayet de la Tour1, Charline Parrain2, Pierre Raguin2
1Service de Médecine Légale, CHU Dupuytren, Limoges, France; Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, MC, PACEA, UMR 5199, Pessac, F-33615, France.
Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
|May 21, 2026
Summary
A fatal ram attack caused severe blunt force trauma, mimicking homicide. Forensic analysis, including hoof spacing and DNA, confirmed ovine (Ovis aries) infliction, highlighting diagnostic challenges in animal-related deaths.
Area of Science:
- Forensic Pathology
- Toxicolgy
- Animal-related Trauma
Background:
- Fatal animal-related injuries are rare in forensic settings.
- Such injuries can be mistaken for interpersonal violence, especially in rural, unwitnessed deaths.
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