Perdekamp M G, Bohnert M, Ropohl D
Institut für Rechtsmedizin der Universität Freiburg.
Arch Kriminol. 2000 Nov-Dec;206(5-6):160-7.
The court-ordered autopsy of an infant who had died 26 days after delivery unexpectedly revealed a fatal head injury. As external inspection of the body had not shown any traces of violence sudden infant death had at first been assumed. At autopsy a linear fracture of the skull and a subdural haematoma was found. Subsequent investigations showed that the father had thrown the baby into the air while playing with it, that he had failed to catch it and that it had fallen downwards heavily hitting the wooden armrest of a couch with the parietal region. As an example of a manslaughter without any external signs of trauma the case illustrates the importance of forensic autopsies in all cases of unexpected death.
对一名出生26天后意外死亡的婴儿进行的法院下令的尸检意外发现了致命的头部损伤。由于尸体的外部检查未发现任何暴力痕迹，起初推测为婴儿猝死。尸检发现颅骨线性骨折和硬膜下血肿。随后的调查显示，父亲在与婴儿玩耍时将其抛向空中，未能接住，婴儿向下坠落，顶骨部位重重地撞到了沙发的木制扶手上。作为一例无任何外伤外部迹象的过失杀人案，该案例说明了法医尸检在所有意外死亡案件中的重要性。
