COPY
(Form J. 83)
FORM
C.
The Coroners Law, 1953, Section 13.
REPORT OF MEDICAL PRACTITIONER.
| 1. |
Date, hour and place of receipt of
corpse: |
20.11.1958, 10.10 a.m.Mortuary Nicosia
General Hospital |
| 2. |
Condition of corpse on arrival: |
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| 3. |
Mode in which packed; |
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| 4. |
Date and hour of holding examination: |
20.11.1958, 10.10 a.m. |
| 5. |
Name of deceased (if known): |
Kyriakos Christofi MATSIS of Palechori. |
| 6. |
By whom identified: |
Christofis K. MATSIS, father of the deceased. |
| 7. |
Approximate age: |
32 |
| 8. |
Sex: |
Male |
| 9. |
Height, colour of hair, eyes, peculiar clothing
and any other marks or means of identity: |
66” |
| 10. |
Probable date of death: |
19.11.1958 |
| 11. |
Medical Report: |
Detailed report attached. |
I certify the cause of death in my opinion to
be Bullet wounds through the skull and brain.
(sgd) N.G. SANERKIN
Senior Sp. Pathologist
Date: 20.11.1958.
250/58 CENTRAL MEDICAL LABORATORY
NICOSIA.
20th November, 1958.
POST MORTEM REPORT
Kyriakos Christofi MATSIS, aged 32, of Palechori.
20.11.1958, 10.10 a.m. Mortuary Nicosia General Hospital.
The body was identified as that of Kyriakos Christofi MATSIS by
Christofis Kyriakou MATSIS, father the deceased; and as that found
at the scene of death by Det. Insp. S.E. COX.
The body was that of a well-developed well-nourished stocky adult
male; height 66”. Generalised rigor mortis was present, with lividity
on the posterior aspect of the body.
The following injuries were found on the body:-
Bullet wounds:-
1. A bullet entry wound, 0.7cm. in diameter, just
below the outer angle of the left eye, surrounded by dense black
powder deposit with occasional tattoo punctures. The bullet passed
upwards and to the right, puncturing the globe of the left eye,
perforated the roof of the left orbit lacerated the brain and emerged
through a large irregularly lacerated exit wound, 5x3cm. situated
just to the right of fronto-parietal region of the head.
2. A bullet entry wound, 0.7 cm. in diameter, just
in front of the left ear, with an occasional side-split, but no
powder-marks or tattooing. The bullet passed upwards and to the
right, through the brain, and emerged through an exit wound, about
2.5 x 1.5 cm., situated in the right front-parietal region of the
head.
The brain was extensively lacerated and haemorrhagic.
Wounds caused by an explosion:-
The right knee, lower thigh and upper leg were blown up form behind,
most of the skin being in shreds and the bones shattered. Black
powder deposits and some scorching were present in and around this
wound. Numerous splinter punctures were also present on the right
lower extremity.
Numerous splinter puncture wounds were present on the left leg and
thigh, with some powder marks and scorching.
The right side of the body from the thigh upwards to the shoulder,
and extending onto the back, was peppered with numerous splinter
puncture wounds. Similar wounds were present behind and on the inner
side of the right arm.
Small metallic fragments were removed from the legs and handed over
to Det. Insp. COX.
Cause of death: Bullet wounds through the skull
and brain.
(sgd) N.G. SANERKIN,
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