Stab wounds of the chest caused by penetration of duralumin rods

We present the case of a young man who presented with stab and cut injuries due to a duralumin rod embedded in his chest. Examination of the body revealed that death was due to penetration of the thoracic aorta by a duralumin rod. Careful investigation of the circumstances surrounding the death was able to confim a case of accidental death due to falling from a ladder onto tomato seedlings that were supported by duralumin rods.
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: research