Abstract

LASSO, E.F.; VARELA, V.L.  and  PACHAR, J.V.. Traumatic death in custody: case report. Cuad. med. forense [online]. 2009, n.58, pp.303-308. ISSN 1988-611X.

Death in custody is defined as the death occurred during the arrest, detention, transportation, within the prison, and even in a hospital after suffering an illness or trauma. We report the case of a detainee, whose death occurred secondary to trauma suffered during his recapture alter having participated in a mass escape from the prison in which he was arrested.

Keywords : death in custody; torture.

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