Role of Forensic Medical Expert in a Case of Suspected Child Abuse- Case report

Role of Forensic Medical Expert in a Case of Suspected Child Abuse

Abstract

Child abuse is defined as any act of omission or commission that threatens or impairs a child’s physical or emotional health and development. Such acts include physical, sexual abuse, as well as inadequate supervision, neglect and emotional deprivation. Examination by a paediatrician is required in suspected child abuse cases. The collective expertise of a skilled forensic medical expert in all types of abuse cases is a powerful scientific basis for courtroom conclusions. Hereby the authors reported a suspected child abuse case of one-year-old baby with multiple ante-mortem injuries. The role of forensic medical expert in suspected child abuse case is about explaining how the child was injured and when the child was injured.