Dragging death
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A dragging death is a death caused by someone being dragged behind or underneath a moving vehicle or animal, whether accidental or as a deliberate act of murder.[1]
Instances of dragging death
[edit]- Antonio Curcoa (1792; Chile)[2][3]
- James Byrd Jr. (1998; Texas, US)
- João Hélio (2007; Brazil)
- Brandon McClelland (2008; Texas, US)
- Mido Macia (2013; South Africa)
- Farkhunda Malikzada (2015; Afghanistan)
- Andrew Harper (2019; England)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Prahlow, Samuel P.; Prahlow, Joseph A. (December 2016). "Fatal Dragging Deaths with Soft Tissue and Bone Grinding Injuries". Academic Forensic Pathology. 6 (4): 709–719. doi:10.23907/2016.067. ISSN 1925-3621. PMC 6474490. PMID 31239943.
- ^ Barros Arana, Diego (2000) [1886]. "Capítulo XVII". Historia General de Chile (in Spanish). Vol. VII (2 ed.). Santiago, Chile: Editorial Universitaria. p. 6. ISBN 9561115352.
- ^ Guarda, Gabriel (2016). La Edad Media de Chile: Historia de la Iglesia. Desde la fundación de Santiago a la incorporación de Chiloé 1541–1826 (in Spanish). Ediciones UC. p. 371.