Vadysinghe Amal, Dassanayake Prasanna, Wickramasinghe Medhani
From the *Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Kandy; and †General Hospital Panadura, Panadura, Sri Lanka.
Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2017 Jun;38(2):97-99. doi: 10.1097/PAF.0000000000000302.
Trap gun is an illegal, locally manufactured gun with a basic trip system used to hunt wild animals.
The body of a 28-year-old man was found in the jungle in supine position with both legs apart. A trap gun was between the legs pointing toward the cranial side of the body. It had 2 free wires that were not connected together. There was no evidence of foul play.The body had a single-entry wound (2.5-cm diameter) in the anterior chest, with blackening, burning, and tattooing. Six metal particles and nylon clothing material were embedded into soft tissue. No exit wound was found. Toxicology analysis reported an alcohol level of 72 mg/dL. The cause of death was multiple shrapnel injury to the chest at close to intermediate range by a single discharge from a trap gun. Circumstance was concluded as suicide.Ballistic and firearm experts opined that an illegal, manually operated, battery-powered ignition device was used to ignite the gun powder.
We report the first case of suicide by a modified trap gun in literature.
陷阱枪是一种非法的本地制造枪支，带有用于猎杀野生动物的基本触发系统。
一名28岁男子的尸体在丛林中被发现，呈仰卧位，双腿分开。两腿之间有一把陷阱枪，枪口指向身体的颅侧。枪上有两根未连接在一起的裸露电线。没有发现谋杀迹象。尸体前胸部有一个单一入口伤口（直径2.5厘米），伴有变黑、烧灼和纹身。六颗金属颗粒和尼龙衣物材料嵌入软组织。未发现出口伤口。毒理学分析报告血液酒精含量为72毫克/分升。死因是陷阱枪单次近距离至中等距离发射造成胸部多处弹片伤。结论为自杀。弹道和火器专家认为，使用了一种非法的手动操作、电池供电的点火装置来点燃火药。
我们报告了文献中首例使用改装陷阱枪自杀的案例。
