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. 2022 Sep 26;10(10):1873. doi: 10.3390/healthcare10101873

Table 2.

Descriptive statistics of the victims.

VICTIMS All Cases
(N = 73)		 Single Perpetrator
(N = 43)		 Multi-
Perpetrator
(N = 18)		 Perpetrator Unidentified
(N = 12)
Sex (Female) 18 (24.66%) 16 (37.21%) 0 (0.0) 2 (16.66%)
Age * 44.59 47.70 34.56 47.55
(SD 18.55) (SD 18.72) (SD 11.13) (SD 20.84)
Total number of wounds (average) * 18.10
(SD 18.82)		 18.03
(SD 22.7)		 18.73
(SD 11.53)		 17.45
(SD 8.95)
Charred body 8 (10.96%) 5 (11.63%) 3 (16.66%) 0 (0.0 %)
Signs of a struggle * 38 (52.05 %) 19 (44.19%) 13 (72.22%) 6 (50%)
Location of the wounds:
  • -

    Head

 56 (77.71%) 34 (79.07%) 13 (72.22%) 9 (75%)
  • -

    Neck

 41 (56.16%) 26 (60.46%) 11 (61.11%) 4 (33.33%)
  • -

    Chest

 61 (83.56%) 36 (83.72%) 16 (88.88%) 9 (75%)
  • -

    Abdomen

 31 (42.46%) 18 (41.86%) 9 (50.00%) 4 (33.33%)
  • -

    Upper limbs

 61 (83.56%) 34 (79.07%) 16 (88.88%) 11 (91.6%)
  • -

    Lower limbs

 44 (60.27%) 21 (48.84%) 13 (72.22%) 9 (75%)
Site of body dump:
  • -

    Public street

 24 (32.87%) 11(25.58%) 8 (44.44%) 5 (41.7%)
  • -

    Workplace

 7 (9.59%) 6 (13.95%) 1 (5.55%) 0 (0.0%)
  • -

    House

 26 (34.25%) 18 (41.86%) 4 (22.22%) 4 (33.3%)
  • -

    Concealed

 15 (20.55%) 8 (18.60%) 5 (27.77%) 2 (16.7%)
  • -

    Unknown

 1 (1.37%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (8.3%)
Wounding means used:
  • -

    Firearms wounds

 13 (17.8%) 8 (18.60%) 1 (5.55%) 4 (33.3%)
  • -

    Multiple wounds:

 24 (32.87%) 14 (32.56%) 7 (38.88%) 3 (25%)

  • Blunt + incised

 12

  • Blunt + asphyxia

 6

  • Blunt + firearms

 3

  • Incised + asphyxia

 1

  • Blunt + incised + asphyxia

 1

  • Blunt + incised + firearms

 1
  • -

    Incised wounds

 27 (36.98%) 20 (46.51%) 5 (27.77%) 2 (16.66%)
  • -

    Blunt force wounds

 9 (12.32%) 1 (2.33%) 5 (27.77%) 3 (25%)

* Including records with missing data.