title: [Fatal chloroform poisoning with subsequent crime].
abstract: Criminal poisoning using chloroform to commit another crime has been published infrequently. A case of a 52-year-old robbery victim is reported. The man was found dead in a park with a yellow duster in a very close position to his nose and mouth. Autopsy revealed no serious pathological findings to explain the death. Because of the suspected violent application of a volatile compound and to avoid a loss of tissue concentration the samples for toxicological investigations were taken at the very beginning of the autopsy. The detailed results showed that a chloroform poisoning has been the only cause of death.
authors.affiliation: Aus dem Institut für Gerichtliche Medizin, Medizinischen Fakultät (Charité).
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vendura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Strauch
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pragst
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prügel
mesh_terms: D002423:Cause of Death; D002725:Chloroform / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000506:poisoning*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000473:pathology*; D006708:Homicide / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013800:Theft / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*
chemical_list: D002725:Chloroform