TY - JOUR
T1 - Unusual death of a baby
T2 - A dog attack and confirmation using human and canine STRs
AU - Tsuji, Akiko
AU - Ishiko, Atsushi
AU - Kimura, Hirohisa
AU - Nurimoto, Masanobu
AU - Kudo, Keiko
AU - Ikeda, Noriaki
PY - 2008/1
Y1 - 2008/1
N2 - We performed an autopsy on a 3-month-old baby boy who had only one area severe and extensive wound to his head and face. Three unrelated miniature dachshunds were in the house. After our investigation, we were able to confirm that the wound had in fact been caused by a dog attack, and we were able to identify the offending dog among the three dogs using both human and canine short tandem repeat obtained from samples taken from the suspected dog and from the scene of the attack.
AB - We performed an autopsy on a 3-month-old baby boy who had only one area severe and extensive wound to his head and face. Three unrelated miniature dachshunds were in the house. After our investigation, we were able to confirm that the wound had in fact been caused by a dog attack, and we were able to identify the offending dog among the three dogs using both human and canine short tandem repeat obtained from samples taken from the suspected dog and from the scene of the attack.
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U2 - 10.1007/s00414-006-0150-6
DO - 10.1007/s00414-006-0150-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 17226054
AN - SCOPUS:37249037548
SN - 0937-9827
VL - 122
SP - 59
EP - 62
JO - International Journal of Legal Medicine
JF - International Journal of Legal Medicine
IS - 1
ER -