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Spain. The photos are of a victim of homicide with an axe. This is a case of homicide with “ensañamiento” which consists in intentionally increasing the victim’s suffering inhumanely, causing unnecessary suffering for the commission of the crime. The perpetrator tried to get rid of the victim’s body by throwing it down a well, hence the “washed” appearance of the wounds. As the axe was particularly sharp, some of the injuries shown in the photos do have “tails”. Right arm of the deceased has been severed.

Fig.1 The state the body was found in. Right arm of the deceased has been severed. Bottom right of the photo shows the implements used to commit the crime. Top left of the photo shows the weight that was hung around the deceased’s neck to sink him to the bottom of the well.

Fig.2 Body of the deceased with severed limb.

The perpatrator was dealing with mental and behavioral disorder due to the use of alcohol and dysfunctional traits of paranoid personality disorder. Hostility and paranoid personality traits intesified with chronic alcohol abuse.

Fig.3 Close-up of the wounds inflicted to the posterior section of the neck.

Fig.4 Close-up showing the state of the upper left limb (left arm).

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