| Abstract: | It is reported about the dismembering of a 57-years-old man by means of a chain saw, allegedly without participation in the very assault. The victim died after heavy violence to this throat and bleeding from stab wounds. Afterwards his trunk was divided horizontally, his thorax, skull and upper arm were sewn into without cutting through. The closer circumstances of the crime and localization of the saw injuries lead to the assumption of a participation in the assault. Technical details of chain saws and typical findings as to injuries are described. |
