In:
Journal of Forensic Sciences, Wiley, Vol. 61, No. 3 ( 2016-05), p. 845-847
Abstract:
A male in his 70s was found lying dead in the living room of his house. A gunshot entrance wound was observed in the left orbit, with a lead slug and wadding left in the skull, which exhibited fatal cranio‐cerebral trauma. A cartridge had been discharged from a handmade launcher, or zip gun, that had been fixed to a spare gun barrel on a pipe chair, by heating the launcher from the side using a gas burner. The deceased had owned guns for hunting in the past and had returned the license, but he had retained a spare barrel and live cartridges at home. In this unique case of suicide, a zip gun was discharged by heating with a gas burner.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0022-1198
,
1556-4029
DOI:
10.1111/jfo.2016.61.issue-3
DOI:
10.1111/1556-4029.13051
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2016
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2026357-0
SSG:
2,1
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