Tag: Forensic Medicine

  • Wound

    Wound in Legal Medicine In general medical terms, a ‘wound’ is considered to be damage to bodily tissues, and a layman would probably think of an ‘injury’ as being a wound that has been caused by something other than an instrument. However, the situation becomes unclear in medico-legal […]

  • Firearm

    The Firearms Act 1968 Section 57 (1) defined a firearm as a lethal barrelled weapon of any description from which any shot, bullet or other missile can be discharged (and includes any prohibited weapon, any component of such a lethal or prohibited weapon. The Act also created a number of […]

  • Firearms

    The Firearms Act 1968 created a number of offences: Possession of a firearm/ dangerous air weapon without a certificate (Section 1) Possession of a shotgun without a certificate (Section 2) Dealing in firearms without registration (Section 3) Shortening or converting a firearm […]