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On the usability of skull maceration in fatal head injuries caused by axes

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The authors would like to thank Miss Dipl.-Ing. Simone Schulz for her skillful preparation techniques, and the public prosecution office for approval to publish this information.

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  1. Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Leipzig, Johannisallee 28, D-04103, Leipzig, Germany

    Benjamin Ondruschka, Jan Dreßler & Ronny Bayer

  2. Department of Anatomy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

    Niels Hammer

  3. Department of Forensic Pathology, LabPLUS, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand

    Rexson Tse

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Ondruschka, B., Dreßler, J., Hammer, N. et al. On the usability of skull maceration in fatal head injuries caused by axes. Forensic Sci Med Pathol 15, 678–679 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-019-00129-y

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