Non-accidental burns in a neurodevelopmentally vulnerable child: A case of institutional child abuse
Published online on March 18, 2026
Abstract
Medico-Legal Journal, Ahead of Print.
Paediatric burns may result from accidental or non-accidental mechanisms, with diagnostic challenges arising when histories suggest dubious accidental causes. We report an 8-year-old boy, placed in a local temple due to longstanding behavioural ...
Paediatric burns may result from accidental or non-accidental mechanisms, with diagnostic challenges arising when histories suggest dubious accidental causes. We report an 8-year-old boy, placed in a local temple due to longstanding behavioural ...