Medico-legal analysis of a case of mass shooting

Despite the existence of organised crime in Slovakia, no case has ever been monitored in which one individual used a firearm against several people, as happens in the U.S. or in Western Europe. The aim of this work is to demonstrate a “unique” case in the history of Slovak criminality, when six mem...

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Main Authors: Roman Kuruc, Jozef Šidlo, Anežka Zummerová, Ján Šikuta, Andrea Baloghová
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Termedia Publishing House 2014-12-01
Series:Archives of Forensic Medicine and Criminology
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Online Access:http://www.termedia.pl/Medico-legal-analysis-of-a-case-of-mass-shooting,82,24175,1,1.html
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spelling doaj-cad4d9bfd21c48c09cc6ceccc7dca5452020-11-24T20:59:47ZengTermedia Publishing HouseArchives of Forensic Medicine and Criminology0324-82671689-17162014-12-0164211211910.5114/amsik.2014.4774724175Medico-legal analysis of a case of mass shootingRoman KurucJozef ŠidloAnežka ZummerováJán ŠikutaAndrea BaloghováDespite the existence of organised crime in Slovakia, no case has ever been monitored in which one individual used a firearm against several people, as happens in the U.S. or in Western Europe. The aim of this work is to demonstrate a “unique” case in the history of Slovak criminality, when six members of one family were killed and some other accidental victims were wounded or even killed by one perpetrator using a firearm.http://www.termedia.pl/Medico-legal-analysis-of-a-case-of-mass-shooting,82,24175,1,1.htmlcriminality violence homicide firearm injury autopsy
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author Roman Kuruc
Jozef Šidlo
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Ján Šikuta
Andrea Baloghová
spellingShingle Roman Kuruc
Jozef Šidlo
Anežka Zummerová
Ján Šikuta
Andrea Baloghová
Medico-legal analysis of a case of mass shooting
Archives of Forensic Medicine and Criminology
criminality
violence
homicide
firearm injury
autopsy
author_facet Roman Kuruc
Jozef Šidlo
Anežka Zummerová
Ján Šikuta
Andrea Baloghová
author_sort Roman Kuruc
title Medico-legal analysis of a case of mass shooting
title_short Medico-legal analysis of a case of mass shooting
title_full Medico-legal analysis of a case of mass shooting
title_fullStr Medico-legal analysis of a case of mass shooting
title_full_unstemmed Medico-legal analysis of a case of mass shooting
title_sort medico-legal analysis of a case of mass shooting
publisher Termedia Publishing House
series Archives of Forensic Medicine and Criminology
issn 0324-8267
1689-1716
publishDate 2014-12-01
description Despite the existence of organised crime in Slovakia, no case has ever been monitored in which one individual used a firearm against several people, as happens in the U.S. or in Western Europe. The aim of this work is to demonstrate a “unique” case in the history of Slovak criminality, when six members of one family were killed and some other accidental victims were wounded or even killed by one perpetrator using a firearm.
topic criminality
violence
homicide
firearm injury
autopsy
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