Case report of a homicide by a shotgun loaded with unusual ammunition |
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Authors: | Luchini Duccio Di Paolo Marco Morabito Giovanna Gabbrielli Mario |
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Affiliation: | Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Siena, Italy. duccio.luchini@libero.it |
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Abstract: | Reported is the case of a man killed by a neighbor with a shotgun loaded with a unusual ammunition. The cartridge contained several shots chained together by metallic wires. Such ammunition has been used for hunting purposes but is now banned, so it can be handmade only. The joined pellets produce a wound with features that are different from those of a wound made by a regular load of pellets. Several interpretive problems are caused by the unknown number of pellets contained in the shell and the effects of the wire holding the shot together. |
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