Abstract
Medico Legal Aspects of Sexual Violence: Impact on Court Judgments
Highlights
Health professionals play a critical role in responding to survivors of sexual violence
Medico legal evidence has been considered an important component in the prosecution of crimes, especially those related to sexual violence
No forensic method has rigorously been able to demonstrate a definitive connection between a specific individual and a sample/source .Far more research is required to arrive at definitive conclusions as stated by global research on forensic sciences [17]
Summary
Health professionals play a critical role in responding to survivors of sexual violence. Medical opinion of the Health Professional was recorded for lack of trace evidence Such an opinion stated that perpetrator had not emitted semen on the survivor’s body, survivor reported to the hospital after delay of a week and survivor being assaulted by finger penetration; semen could not be found. Contradiction appeared in the medical evidence presented by the health professional in the court and questions raised by the survivor against medico legal documentation. Survivor stated that she had sustained genital lesions after the violent episode which the HP had not recorded. Amongst the survivors who withdrew period of trial ranged from 1.5 years to 3 years
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