Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7531214 | Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences | 2016 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The most commonly used methods for committing suicide in India are hanging, poisoning, burns, jumping from height, drowning, firearm injuries, stab injuries etc. Cut throat injuries using a sharp weapon is the least frequent suicidal method. Tentative cut marks are common in suicidal deaths. Committing suicide by cutting their throat without hesitation marks is a very rare occurrence. We present a case of 32Â year old male, suffering from psychiatric illness brought dead to tertiary care hospital with suicidal cut throat injury and not associated with tentative cuts and tailing of wound.
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Authors
Sachin Sudarshan Patil, Ravindra Baliram Deokar, Sunil Gorakh Vidhate, Shashank Tyagi,