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Med Law. 1994;13(5):501-9.

'Necklace murders': a review of a series of cases examined in a Port Elizabeth mortuary.

Medicine and law

I R Lang

PMID: 7845180

Abstract

This article reviews a series of 135 murders labelled 'necklace murders'. The period under review is that from 1 January 1985 to 31 December 1987. An attempt was made to look at the sociopolitical and historical factors which contributed to this phenomenon. Finally, a case report illustrating the value of a 'team approach' to the performance of autopsies on these victims is presented.

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