Citation

Abdul Raoof MP, Venkatesh J, Behera C. J. Forensic Med. Toxicol. 2020; 37(1): 48-51.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Department of Forensic Medicine)

DOI

10.5958/0974-4568.2020.00011.3

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Dyadic death refers to multiple deaths occurring concurrently to one or more persons with/without a mutual understanding of each other and they can be in the form of homicide-suicide or suicide-suicide. In dyadic death, the preferred methods for both homicide and suicide are hanging, poisoning and firearms. We present a case of dyadic death, where the husband killed his wife by stabbing over the chest and abdomen and later committed suicide by stabbing himself over the abdomen using a kitchen knife. The method used in this case is rarely reported in medicolegal literature. © 2020, Institute of Medico-Legal Publications. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

human; Homicide; homicide; suicide; Suicide; female; male; autopsy; case report; victim; stab wound; clinical article; Dyadic death; offender; thorax; rigor; Article; abdomen; Stab wound; lung cavity