儿童凶杀案相关问题：11起案例。

Issues in child homicides: 11 cases.

作者信息

Cordner S M, Burke M P, Dodd M J, Lynch M J, Ranson D L, Robertson S D

机构信息

Department of Forensic Medicine, Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, Monash University, 57-83 Kavanagh Street, Southbank, Victoria, Australia.

出版信息

Leg Med (Tokyo). 2001 Jun;3(2):95-103. doi: 10.1016/s1344-6223(01)00016-5.

DOI:10.1016/s1344-6223(01)00016-5

PMID:12935529

Abstract

For a variety of reasons, child homicides are the most difficult cases for forensic pathologists. For example, the events are usually not witnessed, accidental explanations are offered, often there is more than one carer spanning the period over which the injuries might have occurred and there can be conflicting opinions between the various medical specialities. Eleven cases of fatal child abuse are presented to illustrate and briefly discuss particular difficulties. Reference is also made to interaction with the legal process and parallel difficulties the law has with fatal child abuse.

摘要

由于多种原因，儿童凶杀案是法医病理学家最难处理的案件。例如，这些事件通常没有目击证人，会给出意外事故的解释，在可能造成伤害的时间段内往往有不止一名照顾者，而且不同医学专业之间可能存在相互矛盾的意见。本文呈现了11例致命虐待儿童案件，以说明并简要讨论其中的特殊困难。同时还提及了与法律程序的互动以及法律在处理致命虐待儿童案件时遇到的类似困难。