PMID: 15335642Sep 1, 1995Paper

Excoriations and contusions of the skin as artefacts in fictitious sexual offences

Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine
Maria Faller-MarquardtS Pollak

Abstract

Some women reporting a sexual offence to the police inflict injuries on themselves, usually with the help of pointed and/or cutting tools, in order to make fictitious assaults more credible. If there is a classical pattern of the findings, such fictitious assaults are easier to identify. However, it is more difficult to distinguish genuine from fictitious injuries, if blunt force is used. This paper reports on 4 such cases, and the characteristics of self-inflicted excoriations and skin contusions are discussed. In the cases described, the excoriations were produced by scratching with the person's own fingernails or by rubbing the skin against a rough surface; contusion bleeding was caused by pinching (lifting and compressing skin folds with the fingers). The pattern of the injuries showed striking parallels to classical patterns: multiple lesions in grouped, parallel and symmetrical arrangement and of evenly minor intensity; preference of body regions within easy reach; no damage of the clothing, or if any, damage inconsistent with the injuries as described.

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Sep 1, 1996·Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine·M Faller-Marquardt, S Pollak
Nov 27, 2009·Forensic Science International : Synergy·Ulrike Schmidt
Jan 22, 2008·Forensic Science International : Synergy·H Nadjem, S Pollak
Aug 29, 2016·Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology·Verena BlaasAndreas Büttner
Nov 8, 2005·Forensic Science International : Synergy·M Faller-Marquardt, S Pollak
Aug 28, 2007·The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology·Roger W ByardMichael Tsokos
Nov 11, 2009·The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology·Fakhredin TaghaddosinejadBehnam Behnoush
Feb 7, 2021·Forensic Science International : Synergy·Christian BraunOliver Peschel

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