Citation

Kleiber M. Arch. Kriminol. 1987; 179(5-6): 154-160.

Vernacular Title

Suizidentschluss als Mordmotiv--Ein Flugzeug als Tatwaffe.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1987, Verlag Schmidt-Romhild)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3632229

Abstract

It is supposed that some fatal aviation accidents of "cause unknown" especially of light and private airplanes are possibly intended by a suicidal act. However it is difficult to prove this suggestion. A case of a light aircraft accident is reported in which the medicolegal autopsy and the police investigation revealed, unexpected, a simultaneous homicide and suicide caused by a stabbing attack on the pilot. This paper stresses the importance of autopsies of the victims in aircraft accident investigation and discuss the medicolegal and psychopathological aspects of the case.

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