Animal inflicted fatal or near fatal injuries are well described in the forensic literature, with the most frequently described cases involving dogs, large cats and bears. To our knowledge, a deer inflicted fatality has not been described in the forensic literature previously. This article reports a case of a 64-year-old male, who was found lying in a pool of blood near an enclosure for stags and hinds at the end of October. There were mechanical defects on his jacket and trousers, which appeared to be torn or penetrated, as well as multiple lacerations and stab wounds in different parts of his body. The type and location of the injuries the man had sustained strongly suggested that another person had been involved in the incident that had led to his death. The cause of death was deemed as external exsanguination due to multiple stab wounds to large vessels. After evaluating all of the information regarding the circumstances around the death, the case was classified as a deer attack related fatality, and the manner of death was determined to be accidental. The man was most probably attacked by one of the deer while he was refilling the animal feeder. A substantial increase in the levels of selected hormones, especially testosterone, during the rutting season explains the increased levels of aggression shown by the deer that led to a fatal outcome for the decedent.

• Klíčová slova
• Deer, Fatal attack, Lacerated wounds, Rutting season, Stab wounds,
• MeSH
• agrese * MeSH
• bodné rány patologie   MeSH
• exsanguinace etiologie   MeSH
• krevní skvrny MeSH
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• parohy * MeSH
• sexuální chování zvířat * MeSH
• vysoká zvěř * MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• kazuistiky MeSH

• MeSH
• fatální výsledek MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• lvi * MeSH
• mladý dospělý MeSH
• polytrauma patologie   MeSH
• zvířata v ZOO * MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• mladý dospělý MeSH
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• kazuistiky MeSH