Dogan Kamil Hakan, Demirci Serafettin, Erkol Zerrin, Gulmen Mete Korkut, Deniz Idris
Department of Forensic Medicine, Meram Medical School, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey.
Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2010 Sep;31(3):208-12. doi: 10.1097/PAF.0b013e3181d3dbbb.
Corpses found in wells or lime pits must be identified and the cause and manner of death must be determined. There are several circumstances that may lead to the presence of corpses in wells. In this study, 3940 death examinations and autopsies, performed at the Konya Branch of Forensic Medicine Council (Turkey) between 2000 and 2007, were retrospectively investigated, and it was found that 18 (0.46%) of the bodies had been recovered from wells. The cases were evaluated in terms of their demographic features, manner of death (accidental, suicidal, or homicidal), autopsy findings, cause of death, and the characteristics of the wells in which they were found. The ages of the victims ranged from 4 to 74 years, and the average age was 40. 4 +/- 20.6 years. Of total, 16 cases were males and 2 were females. The manner of death was determined to be accidental in 10 of the cases, suicide in 6 of the cases, and homicide in the remaining 2 cases. In 7 of the cases, death had occurred as a result of drowning in water. A comprehensive scene investigation and autopsy must be performed for corpses recovered from wells and pits for both identification and determination of the cause and manner of death. Wells should be covered and kept closed at all times to reduce the number of accidental deaths resulting from falls into wells.
在水井或石灰坑中发现的尸体必须进行身份鉴定，并确定死因和死亡方式。有几种情况可能导致尸体出现在水井中。在本研究中，对2000年至2007年间在土耳其科尼亚法医委员会分支机构进行的3940例死亡检查和尸检进行了回顾性调查，发现其中18具尸体（0.46%）是从水井中打捞上来的。对这些案例从人口统计学特征、死亡方式（意外、自杀或他杀）、尸检结果、死因以及发现尸体的水井特征等方面进行了评估。受害者年龄在4岁至74岁之间，平均年龄为40.4±20.6岁。其中，男性16例，女性2例。死亡方式经判定，10例为意外，6例为自杀，其余2例为他杀。7例是溺水死亡。对于从水井和坑中打捞上来的尸体，必须进行全面的现场勘查和尸检，以进行身份鉴定并确定死因和死亡方式。水井应始终加盖并保持关闭，以减少坠入水井导致的意外死亡数量。
