The aim of this research work has been to verify the similarity or discrepancy of fingerprints, palmar, plantar, labial, ear and palatal rugae in monozygotic twins of both sexes and different ages. These fingerprints have been collected from nine pairs of Caucasian monozygotic twins of Spanish nationality. The methodology followed has varied depending on the type of fingerprint: - dactyloscopy: record of the ten-print formula. - chiroscopy: classification according to Santamaría of the three regions of the hand: hypothenar, upper and thenar. - pelmatoscopy: classification according to Urquijo of the four areas of the metatarsal or juxtadigital region. - cheiloscopy: Renaud classification. - otograms: side-to-side and dissection method, used by the General Police Scientific Commission of the National Police Force of Spain. - rugoscopy: Basauri classification. It is concluded that there is no degree of similarity between them, which gives them all a great identifying value.
Filicide refers to a homicidal act committed by parents against their own children. Traumatic ocular enucleation is a violent phenomenon involving the forcible removal of the eyes, which can result in death. This case report aims to analyze the forensic and expert elements of a previously undocumented case in Colombian forensic literature: a maternal filicide involving the traumatic enucleation of the ocular globes in a six-year-old victim in Medellín, Colombia, in 2013. In this case, the mother allegedly acted during an acute psychotic episode, exacerbated by substance abuse. The forensic investigation sought to determine the mechanism, cause, and manner of death, assess whether the traumatic enucleation occurred ante-mortem, and highlight the importance of interdisciplinary and interinstitutional collaboration in forensic analysis.
This document presents a summary of the recommendations for a multidisciplinary approach to Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) based on the experiences and academic material presented at the International Sudden Death Symposium held in Costa Rica in September 2024.
This is a case of a violent death with a probable homicidal medico-legal etiology in a 60-year-old man brought to the emergency department. The police investigation suggested prolonged abuse, a hypothesis confirmed by autopsy, which revealed multiple traumatic contusions. Histopathological examination identified injuries at different stages of evolution, including recent wounds and others several weeks or months old. Systemic post-traumatic pathology was also observed, including fat embolism syndrome and acute tubular necrosis with myoglobinuria due to rhabdomyolysis. In autopsies with multiple muscular contusions, rhabdomyolysis should be considered as a possible cause or contributing factor in the death. Diagnosis relies on histopathological study and may require immunohistochemistry and post-mortem serology. Rhabdomyolysis can be a decisive finding in homicide cases involving prolonged abuse.
