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INTRODUCTION
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The usual weapons of stab injuries are knives, daggers, criss knives etc. These injuries could be I
due to a large range of pointed weapons and they can produce different atypical stab injuries.!
Sometimes, weapon is not available at the time of the autopsy, but when giving evidence, the -
weapon is shown iand request to give opinion regarding the causative weapon.
CASE HISTORY
Elderly woman was found dead with multiple stab injuries inside a house. At autopsy examination,;
there were 2 types of stabs. One was appeared as single injury on the body surface, but a paired
stab somewhat oblique to each other (V shaped) was found inside the body. Along the upper,
margin o]f one injury, there was a small semi-circular defect of the skin.
The other type was paired stab injuries. There were 2 paired stab injuries. Paired Stabs somewhat'
oblique to each other (V shaped) were separated with a septum. The police produced a knife as
the weapon.
CONCLUSIONS
When the weapon is not available, the JMO has to reconstruct the causative weapon based on the
findings while considering the possible differential diagnoses. V shaped paired stabs were
compatible with a weapon which could be opened inside the body. Presence of single injury on
the body surface with a paired stab inside the body were compatible with full penetration of the
weapon In this case, the possible causative weapon was a Scissor.
