A domestic rooster attacked the woman on her rural property, pecking at her left leg and 'causing significant hemorrhage with collapse and death,' according to pathologists
A 76-year-old woman died in Australia recently after a few pecks from a rooster resulted in a catastrophic vein injury.
The alarming conclusion was published in the journal Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology in late August. According to pathologists from the University of Adelaide and the Netherlands Forensic Institute, a domestic rooster attacked the woman on her rural property, pecking at her left leg and"causing significant hemorrhage with collapse and death.
A rooster on trial in France just won his case 02:14CNN has emailed the authors of the paper for comment. There are a lot of conditions that could be considered"vascular vulnerabilities." Varicose veins, which ultimately contributed to the woman's death, aren't typically associated with serious health risks. However, some recent research has explored a link between varicose veins and potentially dangerous vascular conditions like deep venous thrombosis.
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