Vehicle-assisted ligature decapitation: A case report and a review of the literature.
Decapitation
Forensic science
Ligature strangulation
Vehicle-assisted suicide
Journal
Journal of forensic and legal medicine
ISSN: 1878-7487
Titre abrégé: J Forensic Leg Med
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101300022
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jul 2019
Jul 2019
Historique:
received:
13
11
2018
revised:
12
05
2019
accepted:
19
05
2019
pubmed:
31
5
2019
medline:
25
6
2019
entrez:
31
5
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Decapitation resulting by vehicle-assisted ligature strangulation is a suicide method rarely described in the literature. The lesions observed at autopsy have a common morphology with to those found in post-hanging decapitation. They depend on the force applied by the acceleration of the vehicle, the slope of the road and the characteristics of the link used. They can also mimic a stabbing homicide. We report the case of a 43-year-old man who used a long steel rope, attached between his neck and a streetlight, and started his vehicle, causing a complete decapitation. The results of the autopsy provided information on the morphology of the cervical lesions, but also on the causes of death. In spite of decapitation, the histological examination of the organs confirmed the presence of asphyxiation process by a mechanical origin that occurred before decapitation.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31146145
pii: S1752-928X(18)30662-0
doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2019.05.015
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
119-123Informations de copyright
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