Schmidt P, Madea B
Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Cologne, Germany.
Forensic Sci Int. 1995 Mar 31;72(2):135-46. doi: 10.1016/0379-0738(95)01695-f.
Retrospective analysis of the deaths investigated in the Institute of Forensic Medicine of the University of Cologne (1980-1993) revealed 215 fatalities in the bathtub comprising 11 homicides. In six cases mouth and nose were found beneath the surface of the water, and signs of drowning were encountered in four cases. In two cases drowning was the cause of death, the remaining fatalities being due to strangulation or sharp violence. Four corpses had merely been deposited in the bathtub, four homicides were committed in the bath, and three victims were put into the bathtub to control or ensure the occurrence of death. Two homicides were not recognized before autopsy. The particular difficulties of establishing the diagnosis of strangulation under the conditions of water-logging are discussed.
对科隆大学法医学研究所（1980 - 1993年）调查的死亡案例进行回顾性分析发现，浴缸中有215例死亡事件，其中包括11起凶杀案。在6例中，口鼻位于水面以下，4例发现有溺水迹象。2例中溺水是死因，其余死亡是由于勒杀或锐器暴力。4具尸体只是被放置在浴缸中，4起凶杀案发生在浴缸内，3名受害者被放入浴缸以控制或确保死亡发生。2起凶杀案在尸检前未被识别。讨论了在浸水情况下确定勒杀诊断的特殊困难。
