In Sri Lanka, any person under the age of eighteen is legally considered as a child. A child can acquire full legal capacity with regard to various circumstances at different ages according to the legislations of a particular ...

Self-embedding is a form of self-injury where foreign objects are inserted underneath the skin. Though it has been reported in the scientific literature, it has not been reported in the forensic literature. In 2010, a ...

Introduction Respecting the patients' autonomy and privacy is one of the main objectives in medical practice. Forensic pathologists are doctors those who are bound to protect and respect the patient's and the victim's ...

Introduction Snakebites are a common problem in Sri Lanka among people living in rural-and agricultural areas. Most of the deaths reported were due to delay in giving antivenom or non-availability of species specific ...

Introduction: The Locard's principle is based on the fact that "every contact leaves a trace". This case highlights its application at the scene, autopsy, examination of assailant and weapon. Case Report: A dead body of ...

According to the definition of Meadow (1989), child abuse is defined as treating a child in an unacceptable way in a given culture at a given time. Major criteria for diagnosis of physical child abuse include sever, multiple, ...

Introduction Vaginal bleeding after first week of life but before menarche is always abnormal and need diagnostic evaluation. This may be the first evidence of sexual abuse. False allegations and suspicion among guardians ...

Introduction: Fires involving flammable hydrocarbon liquids are called flash fires. It may span to a spectrum of mere reddening to almost total cremation of the body. The challenging problem is to determine the circumstances ...

Objectives: Rubber tapping causes health problems such as medical and musculo-skeletal problems, and health hazards. It varies from musculoskeletal aches to structural damage and poisoning due to chemicals. This study was ...

Introduction Illegal possession of improvised explosive devices is not uncommon. They are commonly used for hunting, protect cultivations etc and sometimes use to commit homicides. "Hakka patas" is produced by material ...