Stabbing to right temple with partial knife blade retention: differentiating stab from slash wound

Affiliations

W Lettington. J Clin Forensic Med. 2000 Mar.

. 2000 Mar;7(1):45-47.

doi: 10.1054/jcfm.2000.0361.

Abstract

This case was presented in May 1999 at the APS Conference in Jersey, Channel Islands and the WPMO Conference in Vancouver, BC, Canada, August 1999.

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