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Victim Profile in Homicides


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1 Dept. of Forensic Medicine, MS Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore, India
2 Dept. of Forensic Medicine, MSRMC, Bangalore, India
3 Dept. of Forensic Medicine, MSRMC, Bangalore, India
     

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Killing of an individual is the highest level of aggression found in all cultures. Incidence of Homicide is on the rise worldwide mainly due to effects of population explosion, changing life style, aggressive nature and insatiable desire of human being to conquer the world. This prospective study from Oct 2005 to Sep 2007 was done in the Dept of Forensic Medicine, MS Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore, revealed that homicidal deaths accounted for 4.32% of autopsies, victims in the age group 20-39 years constituted 61.6% and males 71.75% of cases.80.75% were Hindus, 56.25% were married. Majority of them belonged to middle (49.25%) and lower (38.5%) socioeconomic status, 22.75% of them hailed from outside the city, about quarter of victims (26.25%) had consumed alcohol at the time of crime and homicide by means of injuries was the commonest method involved (75.5%).

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Victim, Profile, Homicide, Homicide–Suicide.
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Authors

Basappa S. Hugar
Dept. of Forensic Medicine, MS Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore, India
Y. P. Girish Chandra
Dept. of Forensic Medicine, MSRMC, Bangalore, India
S. Harish
Dept. of Forensic Medicine, MSRMC, Bangalore, India

Abstract


Killing of an individual is the highest level of aggression found in all cultures. Incidence of Homicide is on the rise worldwide mainly due to effects of population explosion, changing life style, aggressive nature and insatiable desire of human being to conquer the world. This prospective study from Oct 2005 to Sep 2007 was done in the Dept of Forensic Medicine, MS Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore, revealed that homicidal deaths accounted for 4.32% of autopsies, victims in the age group 20-39 years constituted 61.6% and males 71.75% of cases.80.75% were Hindus, 56.25% were married. Majority of them belonged to middle (49.25%) and lower (38.5%) socioeconomic status, 22.75% of them hailed from outside the city, about quarter of victims (26.25%) had consumed alcohol at the time of crime and homicide by means of injuries was the commonest method involved (75.5%).

Keywords


Victim, Profile, Homicide, Homicide–Suicide.

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