ABSTRACT

Endosulfan is an insecticide containing chlorine and is used especially in agricultural areas. It is one of the most toxic in-secticides. When one is acutely subjected to endosulfan at a to-xic level, the primary effects are gastrointestinal irritation, ins-tability of central nervous system, respiratory depression and cardiovascular system collapse. The primary effects of endosulfan were shown to be on central nervous system according to the studies and especially in all acute poisoning cases convulsi-on was encountered In this study, detection of endosulfan in milk boxes elimina-tes the possibility of its origin to be either accidental or suici-de. It should be kept in mind that, the origin of fatal poisoning could be homicidal suchas in this case as but not only acciden-tal or suicidal.

These cases were presented because the manner of death we-re of the kind rarely encountered in the literature.

Keywords: Insecticide, endosulfan, deliberate poisoning.