In Italy, railway-related deaths give rise to extensive inquiries because it is mandatory for the public prosecutor to investigate the circumstances of death. For the railway embankment, normal traffic rules are not valid and the guilt of the engine driver usually cannot be proven. Consequently, these cases are very often declared as suicides without adequate evidence. Furthermore, there is a potential risk of confusion with homicide, body dismemberment or mutilation. Our medico-legal institutes are increasingly engaged with expert opinions on questions of accident, suicide or homicide because they lead to complications in the fields of insurance, criminal and civil law.

De Giorgio, F., Polacco, M., Pascali, V. L., Oliva, A., Death Due to Railway-Related Suicidal Decapitation, <<MEDICINE, SCIENCE AND THE LAW>>, N/A; 46 (4): 347-348. [doi:10.1258/rsmmsl.46.4.347] [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/260467]

Death Due to Railway-Related Suicidal Decapitation

De Giorgio, Fabio;Polacco, Matteo;Pascali, Vincenzo Lorenzo;Oliva, Antonio
2006

Abstract

In Italy, railway-related deaths give rise to extensive inquiries because it is mandatory for the public prosecutor to investigate the circumstances of death. For the railway embankment, normal traffic rules are not valid and the guilt of the engine driver usually cannot be proven. Consequently, these cases are very often declared as suicides without adequate evidence. Furthermore, there is a potential risk of confusion with homicide, body dismemberment or mutilation. Our medico-legal institutes are increasingly engaged with expert opinions on questions of accident, suicide or homicide because they lead to complications in the fields of insurance, criminal and civil law.
2006
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De Giorgio, F., Polacco, M., Pascali, V. L., Oliva, A., Death Due to Railway-Related Suicidal Decapitation, <<MEDICINE, SCIENCE AND THE LAW>>, N/A; 46 (4): 347-348. [doi:10.1258/rsmmsl.46.4.347] [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/260467]
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