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Citation

Bockholdt B, Maxeiner H. Arch. Kriminol. 2000; 205(1-2): 53-58.

Vernacular Title

Uber Halsbefunde und petechiale Blutungen beim Sturz aus der Hohe.

Affiliation

Instituten für Rechtsmedizin, Freien Universität Berlin.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, Verlag Schmidt-Romhild)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10726176

Abstract

Cases of combined suicide are infrequent findings, especially cases in which each method can be lethal. In interpretation of cases with a multitude of serious injuries it might be impossible to discover minor injuries which had occurred in the course of a preceding confrontation, because they may be masked by the general traumatization. In two cases of suicidal fall from a height neck injuries and petechial bleedings were found. The first case (woman 53 years) was a combination suicide (strangulation by ligature, deep incisions into her wrists, jump out of the window). The intensive petechial bleedings in the face could be explained as a result of ligature strangulation and the fracture of a lower thyroid horn as an indirect fracture resulting of the head traumatization. In the second case (girl, 14 years) petechial bleedings in the face were found. Furthermore the victim had marks on her neck-skin, consisting of well-lined bleedings and scratches, presenting a clear pattern, which could be related to a necklace. An explanation of these injuries as a result of a direct impact could not be given. Something must have happened prior the fall. Informations concerning the last hours before her suicide could not be obtained but a strangulation-attempt (by herself? by others?) must be ascertained. The histological investigation of the skin of this region arised a negative vital reaction, therefore a very short interval between that event and the death was assumed.


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