Benomran F A, Henry J D
Department of Forensic Medicine, Alarab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya.
Med Sci Law. 1996 Jul;36(3):271-3. doi: 10.1177/002580249603600317.
Homicide by strychnine has become very rare during the last decades. Its bitter taste and the violent mode of death commonly aroused suspicion of poisoning and this, together with its ease of chemical detection, deterred criminals from using it. We present the case of an elderly woman who arrived at the hospital casualty department in extremis and with severe convulsions. Her death was certified nevertheless as due to natural causes and she was buried without the death being reported to the Director of Public Prosecutions. It was not until a month later that investigation led to the exhumation of the body. Biological samples were found to contain strychnine sulphate. The perpetrator was charged and later confessed.
在过去几十年里，士的宁中毒致死的情况已极为罕见。其苦味以及通常引发的剧烈死亡方式常常引起中毒的怀疑，再加上其易于化学检测，这使得犯罪分子不敢使用它。我们在此呈现一个老年女性的案例，她极度危急且伴有严重抽搐地被送到医院急诊室。然而，她的死亡被证明是自然原因导致的，并且她被埋葬了，死亡情况未上报给检察官。直到一个月后，调查才导致尸体被挖掘出来。生物样本被发现含有硫酸士的宁。犯罪者被指控，后来供认不讳。
