A case of battered wife

Authors

  • KS Ahmed Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Enam Medical College, Savar, Dhaka
  • A Begum Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Ibn Sina Medical College, Kallyanpur, Dhaka
  • M Alamgir Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Enam Medical College, Savar, Dhaka
  • M A Al Masud Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Enam Medical College, Savar, Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v11i3.11736

Keywords:

Battered wife, assault, injury

Abstract

The use of corrective force against the wife is still rife in all cultures and even socially acceptable in some culture. Domestic violence is still common in our society. We report a case of 20 years old woman who admitted into OCC of DMCH through emergency department owing to be assaulted by her husband. This case is exceptional one because the injuries inflicted upon her were over the middle of the forehead and clean cut in nature, though non fatal. Awareness and education is needed to stop this social stigma

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v11i3.11736

Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol. 11 No. 03 July12

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Published

2012-09-01

How to Cite

Ahmed, K., Begum, A., Alamgir, M., & Al Masud, M. A. (2012). A case of battered wife. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science, 11(3), 231–233. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v11i3.11736

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 3 (2012)

Section

Case Reports

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