True ! That's the problem when you don't consider the evidence presented, it's impossible to back up a claim. Thankfully the prosecution can with the autopsy.
The presence of defense wounds is justly considered an important sign that an individual has been the victim of an assault.*Another aspect of medicolegal significance concerns the physical activity of the victim: defense wounds indicate that the attacked person was at least initially conscious and able to use his limbs for protection resulting in injuries to the forearms or hands or in rare cases to the legs. When sustaining defense wounds, the victim must have been aware of the assault (anticipating the blow or thrust) and fit for the natural reaction of protecting himself.
Defense Wounds Due to Blunt Force
Defense wounds of this kind are seen in blunt force attacks when the victim attempts to ward off kicks,*blows of the fist, or blunt instruments. Their location is similar to defense wounds from knife attacks (hands, forearms or, less frequently, the legs). Injuries inflicted to the thighs possibly result from attempts to shield the genitals against blows or kicks aimed at the lower part of the body.
The injuries most often seen are abrasions and contusions (with concomitant bruising) on the back of the hands,*wrists and forearms (Fig. 7). Though abrasions and bruises are the most common defense injuries due to blunt force, additional lacerations may occur in skin regions supported by bone (for example the metacarpal region and the knuckles). Lacerations from a blunt instrument possibly contain embedded foreign material indicative of the weapon used. Defense injuries inflicted together with wounds in the regions the victim wanted to protect with his hands and arms show the same stage of healing on later inspection.
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