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FIRST REPORTED CASE OF NEWBORN MALE SACRIFICE- A CASE REPORT ON NARABALI

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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• Death Investigation and Causes of Death

Abstract

Background- The custom of sacrificing human or animal life has persisted since the Stone Age. Although it is greatly despised in our culture and illegal according to the law of the land, numerous individuals still engage in this inhumane tradition to attain something or to eradicate all obstacles in their lives. Generally, incidents of human sacrifice are not typically reported or recorded because of the fear of religious beliefs and faith. However, such cases have been frequently reported in homicides. Methodology- In the present instance, the authors described a case in which the head and neck of a newborn male baby were severed at the level of the lower part of the neck. The results of the post-mortem examination, along with circumstantial evidence and the time of death, indicated that this was an exceptional case of human sacrifice involving the victim being a male newborn child. Result- This report highlights the severely extreme nature of superstitious beliefs that can drive individuals to commit murderous acts. It's not uncommon in our country for people to carry out these inhumane rituals in the name of religion to alleviate economic difficulties and other pressing circumstances. Conclusion- It is noteworthy as no prior instances have been documented in our country where a newborn male baby was sacrificed, making it a singular occurrence.

DOI

10.21608/ejfsat.2024.294894.1331

Keywords

Human sacrifice, Chop wound, decapitation, Male infanticide, Forensic pathology, Live birth

Authors

First Name

Arijit

Last Name

Datta

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Forensic Medicine, Pramukhswami Medical College & Sri Krishna Hospital, Bhaikaka University, Karamsad

Email

arijitdatta18@gmail.com

City

Anand

Orcid

0000-0001-9153-3088

First Name

Srushti

Last Name

Shukla

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Forensic Medicine, Pramukhswami Medical College & Sri Krishna Hospital, Bhaikaka University, Karamsad, Gujarat.

Email

dr.srushtishukla@gmail.com

City

Anand

Orcid

-

First Name

Darshan

Last Name

Galoria

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Forensic Medicine, Pramukhswami Medical College & Sri Krishna Hospital, Bhaikaka University, Karamsad, Gujarat.

Email

d.d.galoria@gmail.com

City

Anand

Orcid

-

First Name

Pradip

Last Name

Rana

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Forensic Medicine, Pramukhswami Medical College & Sri Krishna Hospital, Bhaikaka University, Karamsad, Gujarat.

Email

pradiprana82@gmail.com

City

Anand

Orcid

-

First Name

Preeti

Last Name

Tiwari

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Community Medicine, Pramukhswami Medical College & Sri Krishna Hospital, Bhaikaka University, Karamsad, Gujarat.

Email

drpreetitiwari4@gmail.com

City

Anand

Orcid

-

First Name

Dhara

Last Name

Goswami

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Forensic Medicine, Gujarat Adani Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhuj, Gujarat, India

Email

dharad2810@gmail.com

City

Bhuj

Orcid

-

Volume

24

Article Issue

3

Related Issue

50009

Issue Date

2024-09-01

Receive Date

2024-07-01

Publish Date

2024-09-01

Page Start

53

Page End

58

Print ISSN

1687-0875

Online ISSN

2535-1915

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378,755

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Case Reports

Type Code

448

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

The Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences and Applied Toxicology

Publication Link

https://ejfsat.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

FIRST REPORTED CASE OF NEWBORN MALE SACRIFICE- A CASE REPORT ON NARABALI

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Created At

23 Dec 2024