Facial injuries caused by kicking and stamping. Death was caused by multiple fractures of the facial bones and by blockage of the air passages by blood. No further info. Kicking of the face is regrettably common and again the prominences suffer most. Bruising, laceration and fractures may result from kicking under the side of the jaw: similar lesions occur on the maxillary area and the eyebrows. Patterned abrasions from boot soles may be seen or crescentic marks from toecaps. Brush abrasions from glancing kicks may be present on the cheeks or forehead as the sole of the shoe scrapes across the skin. It is uncommon to suffer a ‘pure’ black eye from a kick without other facial injuries, such as scuffed abrasion on the cheekbones, or marks on the brows or bridge of the nose. Teeth may be loosened, broken or detached by both kicks and heavy punches and black eyes and fractures of the nose are common. A kick on the side of the jaw may cause bilateral jaw fractures or even a single contralateral fracture.
Fig.1 Facial injuries caused by kicking and stamping.
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