Sex Wound present Wound absent Total (%)
Male 84 94 178 (86.8%)
Female 07 20 27 (13.2%)
Total 91 (44.4%) 114 (65.6%) 205
In the present study 86.8% cases were males and 13.2% females. In males (84/178) 47.2% showed presence of defence wounds while in females (07/27) 25.9% showed defence wound. In all defence wound was present in 44.4% cases.
Table 2: Sex distribution of homicidal victims with defence wounds.