A multidisciplinary approach is mandatory to solve complex crimes: a case report
Abstract Background Self-defense is legitimate both in common law and in civil law systems. Nevertheless, there remains the age-old question for the prosecutor to identify the limit between the righteous self-defense and the self-defense with excessive force. In these cases, the gathering of all evi...
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doaj-f880df61c5414bee94367d2800ed8b4b2020-11-25T00:42:02ZengSpringerOpenEgyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences2090-59392019-03-01911710.1186/s41935-019-0116-8A multidisciplinary approach is mandatory to solve complex crimes: a case reportMichela Ferrara0Francesco Sessa1Marcello Rendine2Lorenzo Spagnolo3Stefania De Simone4Irene Riezzo5Pietrantonio Ricci6Natascha Pascale7Monica Salerno8Giuseppe Bertozzi9Francesca Maglietta10Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Legal Medicine, University of FoggiaDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Legal Medicine, University of FoggiaDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Legal Medicine, University of FoggiaDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Legal Medicine, University of FoggiaDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Legal Medicine, University of FoggiaDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Legal Medicine, University of FoggiaDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Legal Medicine, University of FoggiaDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Legal Medicine, University of FoggiaDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies GF Ingrassia, University of CataniaDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Legal Medicine, University of FoggiaDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Legal Medicine, University of FoggiaAbstract Background Self-defense is legitimate both in common law and in civil law systems. Nevertheless, there remains the age-old question for the prosecutor to identify the limit between the righteous self-defense and the self-defense with excessive force. In these cases, the gathering of all evidence by a forensic multidisciplinary team is essential to provide the necessary data for the prosecutor’s evaluation. Case presentation The case of a 55-year-old man who was killed in front of his neighbor’s house is described. The prosecutor alerted the forensic team, classifying the crime as a gunshot homicide. The neighbor immediately admitted his responsibility as self-defense. Moreover, the relatives of the victim told a different version of the story, assuring that the neighbor had killed him for futile motivations. For these reasons, the prosecutor established further investigations, such as autopsy, the K-9 unit exploration, and alerting the forensic biologist for analysis. Conclusions This case aims to highlight the teamwork of multidisciplinary forensic expertise to solve complex cases; moreover, combining ultra-specialist forensic activities, such as the K-9 unit, it is possible to collect all the evidence to submit to the prosecutor for the formulation of judgment.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41935-019-0116-8Forensic canine unitGenetic analysisTouch DNACrime scene reconstruction |
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Michela Ferrara Francesco Sessa Marcello Rendine Lorenzo Spagnolo Stefania De Simone Irene Riezzo Pietrantonio Ricci Natascha Pascale Monica Salerno Giuseppe Bertozzi Francesca Maglietta A multidisciplinary approach is mandatory to solve complex crimes: a case report Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences Forensic canine unit Genetic analysis Touch DNA Crime scene reconstruction |
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Michela Ferrara Francesco Sessa Marcello Rendine Lorenzo Spagnolo Stefania De Simone Irene Riezzo Pietrantonio Ricci Natascha Pascale Monica Salerno Giuseppe Bertozzi Francesca Maglietta |
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A multidisciplinary approach is mandatory to solve complex crimes: a case report |
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A multidisciplinary approach is mandatory to solve complex crimes: a case report |
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A multidisciplinary approach is mandatory to solve complex crimes: a case report |
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A multidisciplinary approach is mandatory to solve complex crimes: a case report |
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A multidisciplinary approach is mandatory to solve complex crimes: a case report |
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multidisciplinary approach is mandatory to solve complex crimes: a case report |
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Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences |
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Abstract Background Self-defense is legitimate both in common law and in civil law systems. Nevertheless, there remains the age-old question for the prosecutor to identify the limit between the righteous self-defense and the self-defense with excessive force. In these cases, the gathering of all evidence by a forensic multidisciplinary team is essential to provide the necessary data for the prosecutor’s evaluation. Case presentation The case of a 55-year-old man who was killed in front of his neighbor’s house is described. The prosecutor alerted the forensic team, classifying the crime as a gunshot homicide. The neighbor immediately admitted his responsibility as self-defense. Moreover, the relatives of the victim told a different version of the story, assuring that the neighbor had killed him for futile motivations. For these reasons, the prosecutor established further investigations, such as autopsy, the K-9 unit exploration, and alerting the forensic biologist for analysis. Conclusions This case aims to highlight the teamwork of multidisciplinary forensic expertise to solve complex cases; moreover, combining ultra-specialist forensic activities, such as the K-9 unit, it is possible to collect all the evidence to submit to the prosecutor for the formulation of judgment. |
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Forensic canine unit Genetic analysis Touch DNA Crime scene reconstruction |
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