TY - JOUR
T1 - Autopsy Finding of Fatal Child Physical Abuse by Stepfather
T2 - Case Report
AU - Endradita, Galih M.
AU - Ikhsan, Muhammad Kholil
AU - Napitupulu, William Daniel
AU - Yudianto, Ahmad
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Child physical abuse (CPA) is prone to occur in developing areas. Aside from stressors in the home, the presence of a stepfather is another cause of CPA. The case reported here is of a 3-year-old girl who experienced fatal physical abuse by her stepfather. On external examination, bruises were found on the forehead, right and left cheeks, chin, chest, back, upper and lower left arms, pubic lips, upper and lower right legs, and lower left legs, and blisters on the lips. On internal examination, severe damage was found to internal organs. This paper also discussed how this case was viewed from the Indonesian legal framework.
AB - Child physical abuse (CPA) is prone to occur in developing areas. Aside from stressors in the home, the presence of a stepfather is another cause of CPA. The case reported here is of a 3-year-old girl who experienced fatal physical abuse by her stepfather. On external examination, bruises were found on the forehead, right and left cheeks, chin, chest, back, upper and lower left arms, pubic lips, upper and lower right legs, and lower left legs, and blisters on the lips. On internal examination, severe damage was found to internal organs. This paper also discussed how this case was viewed from the Indonesian legal framework.
KW - Child physical abuse
KW - Domestic violence
KW - Legal framework
KW - Medicolegal
KW - Stepfather
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85166746278&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.32598/ijmtfm.v13i2.40881
DO - 10.32598/ijmtfm.v13i2.40881
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85166746278
SN - 2251-8762
VL - 13
JO - International Journal of Medical Toxicology and Forensic Medicine
JF - International Journal of Medical Toxicology and Forensic Medicine
IS - 2
M1 - E40881
ER -