Baraybar Jose Pablo, Gasior Marek
Office on Missing Persons and Forensics (OMPF), Department of Justice, United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), Kosovo, Yugoslavia.
J Forensic Sci. 2006 Jan;51(1):103-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2005.00035.x.
This study presents the results of the analysis of at least 298 predominantly male individuals, between 15 and 75 years, who were recovered from an open cast mine in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Particular attention is paid to identifying the mechanisms of injury and determination of the most probable cause of death based on the assessment of lethal or lethal-if-untreated injuries recorded in the skeleton. It was calculated that at least 38.9% (155/398) of individuals sustained gunshot wounds (GSWs) (plus one shrapnel wound) and may have died as consequence of these injuries. Among individuals who died from GSWs, there were 142 males (91.60%), eight females (5.1%) and five cases that were (3.2%) undetermined. One male individual sustained shrapnel injuries. This study presents an example of the multidisciplinary approach to the effective forensic investigation of violation against International Humanitarian Law, as well as an example of how it is possible to obtain meaningful results to assist the needs of the prosecution in these kind of cases despite the large number of cases and technological constraints.
本研究展示了对至少298名年龄在15至75岁之间、主要为男性个体的分析结果，这些个体是从波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那的一个露天矿中找到的。特别关注的是确定损伤机制，并根据对骨骼中记录的致命或不治疗即致命损伤的评估来确定最可能的死亡原因。经计算，至少38.9%（155/398）的个体遭受了枪伤（GSW）（外加一处弹片伤），可能因这些损伤而死亡。在死于枪伤的个体中，有142名男性（91.60%）、8名女性（5.1%）以及5例（3.2%）性别未确定。一名男性个体遭受了弹片伤。本研究展示了一种多学科方法的实例，用于对违反国际人道法行为进行有效的法医调查，同时也展示了尽管案件数量众多且存在技术限制，但仍有可能获得有意义的结果以满足此类案件中检方需求的实例。
