Post-mortem castration by a dog: a case report.
A man was found dead in a room where two dogs and a cat were wandering freely. His legs were bare and his underpants presented a few small tears. The deceased exhibited a partial emasculation but with only a small amount of bleeding. No other significant injuries were found, particularly no defence lesions. Death was natural, caused by the rupture of a myocardial infarct. A small piece of connective tissue was found in the gastric contents of one of the dogs. This fragment, as well as bloodstained hairs from its jaws, were analysed for DNA.
Institut Universitaire de Médecine Légale de Lausanne, rue du Bugnon 21, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland. Nathalie.Romain@inst.hospud.ch
Nathalie
N
Romain
Conxita
C
Brandt-Casadevall
Noëlle
N
Dimo-Simonin
Katarzyna
K
Michaud
Patrice
P
Mangin
Joëlle
J
Papilloud
D000818:Animals; D001344:Autopsy; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000473:pathology*; D004285:Dogs; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000401:mortality; D010413:Penis / Q000293:injuries*; D011180:Postmortem Changes; D013737:Testis / Q000293:injuries*