Child homicide in northern Tunisia: a retrospective study of forensic autopsy cases

Abstract Background As far as we know, no previous research has investigated child homicide in Tunisia. In this context, our study was carried out to analyze the epidemiological and medico-legal characteristics of child homicide occurring in northern Tunisia over a 17-year period. Results Eighty-sev...

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Autores principales:	Meriem Grayaa, Ikram Kort, Yomn Naceur, Meriem Gharbaoui, Rihem Kouada, Olfa Bekir, Mohamed Allouche
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Materias:	Child Homicide Autopsy Tunisia Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence K1-7720 Medicine (General) R5-920
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a0a4e7e6488b4e898a7c42c999ccb3d62021-11-14T12:11:33ZChild homicide in northern Tunisia: a retrospective study of forensic autopsy cases10.1186/s41935-021-00247-12090-5939https://doaj.org/article/a0a4e7e6488b4e898a7c42c999ccb3d62021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s41935-021-00247-1https://doaj.org/toc/2090-5939Abstract Background As far as we know, no previous research has investigated child homicide in Tunisia. In this context, our study was carried out to analyze the epidemiological and medico-legal characteristics of child homicide occurring in northern Tunisia over a 17-year period. Results Eighty-seven cases were collected, with a male-to-female ratio of 2.4. The mean age of the victims was 12.6 years for both sexes. We found that 56.3% of the cases were aged between 15 and 18 years. The majority of deaths under 15 years of age occurred at home as a result of intrafamilial homicide. Victims aged more than 15 years were more likely to be assaulted outside the home by a non-family member. The most frequent method of homicide was sharp force (39%) affecting mostly the heart and the lung, followed by blunt trauma (25%), which affected mainly the head. Sexual assault was diagnosed at autopsy in six victims (6.9%). Conclusions The study offers available data concerning the patterns of child homicide in northern Tunisia and may help to implement preventive measures against this kind of crime.Meriem GrayaaIkram KortYomn NaceurMeriem GharbaouiRihem KouadaOlfa BekirMohamed AlloucheSpringerOpenarticleChildHomicideAutopsyTunisiaLaw in general. Comparative and uniform law. JurisprudenceK1-7720Medicine (General)R5-920ENEgyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2021)
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topic	Child Homicide Autopsy Tunisia Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence K1-7720 Medicine (General) R5-920
spellingShingle	Child Homicide Autopsy Tunisia Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence K1-7720 Medicine (General) R5-920 Meriem Grayaa Ikram Kort Yomn Naceur Meriem Gharbaoui Rihem Kouada Olfa Bekir Mohamed Allouche Child homicide in northern Tunisia: a retrospective study of forensic autopsy cases
description	Abstract Background As far as we know, no previous research has investigated child homicide in Tunisia. In this context, our study was carried out to analyze the epidemiological and medico-legal characteristics of child homicide occurring in northern Tunisia over a 17-year period. Results Eighty-seven cases were collected, with a male-to-female ratio of 2.4. The mean age of the victims was 12.6 years for both sexes. We found that 56.3% of the cases were aged between 15 and 18 years. The majority of deaths under 15 years of age occurred at home as a result of intrafamilial homicide. Victims aged more than 15 years were more likely to be assaulted outside the home by a non-family member. The most frequent method of homicide was sharp force (39%) affecting mostly the heart and the lung, followed by blunt trauma (25%), which affected mainly the head. Sexual assault was diagnosed at autopsy in six victims (6.9%). Conclusions The study offers available data concerning the patterns of child homicide in northern Tunisia and may help to implement preventive measures against this kind of crime.
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author	Meriem Grayaa Ikram Kort Yomn Naceur Meriem Gharbaoui Rihem Kouada Olfa Bekir Mohamed Allouche
author_facet	Meriem Grayaa Ikram Kort Yomn Naceur Meriem Gharbaoui Rihem Kouada Olfa Bekir Mohamed Allouche
author_sort	Meriem Grayaa
title	Child homicide in northern Tunisia: a retrospective study of forensic autopsy cases
title_short	Child homicide in northern Tunisia: a retrospective study of forensic autopsy cases
title_full	Child homicide in northern Tunisia: a retrospective study of forensic autopsy cases
title_fullStr	Child homicide in northern Tunisia: a retrospective study of forensic autopsy cases
title_full_unstemmed	Child homicide in northern Tunisia: a retrospective study of forensic autopsy cases
title_sort	child homicide in northern tunisia: a retrospective study of forensic autopsy cases
publisher	SpringerOpen
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/a0a4e7e6488b4e898a7c42c999ccb3d6
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Child homicide in northern Tunisia: a retrospective study of forensic autopsy cases

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