Journal of Forensic Research

Peculiar and Unusual Drowning in Waste Oil from Motor Vehicles: Case Report

Abstract

Elvira Ventura Spagnolo, Cristina Mondello, Luigi Cardia and Giulio Cardia

Drowning is one of the most frequent causes of accidental or suicidal death, and more rarely it is associated with a homicide. Cases of drowning in water or in the sea are common. The authors report an unusual and peculiar case of drowning, that of a woman who accidentally fell inside a collection tank of waste oil of motor vehicles