stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to News@lemmy.world · 11 months agoDeath of baby decapitated in metro Atlanta hospital ruled homicide, ME confirmswww.wsbtv.comexternal-linkmessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up1180arrow-down16file-textcross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
arrow-up1174arrow-down1external-linkDeath of baby decapitated in metro Atlanta hospital ruled homicide, ME confirmswww.wsbtv.comstopthatgirl7@kbin.social to News@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square61fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
According to a lawsuit filed by the parents, the baby became stuck during labor and the doctor began pulling.
minus-squareipkpjersilinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoYes, it actually by definition does. An internal decapitation doesn’t mean the head was removed, but a decapitation does mean the head was removed from the body. That’s how the terminology works.
minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·11 months agoThe two are often used interchangeably by journalists, which is why the reminder is necessary. According to the linked article (which is not a good article) it was internal decapitation, although another source says it was a complete separation.
Yes, it actually by definition does. An internal decapitation doesn’t mean the head was removed, but a decapitation does mean the head was removed from the body. That’s how the terminology works.
The two are often used interchangeably by journalists, which is why the reminder is necessary.
According to the linked article (which is not a good article) it was internal decapitation, although another source says it was a complete separation.