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Citation

Toro K, Kristóf I, Kardos M. J. Forensic Sci. 2008; 53(5): 1200-1203.

Affiliation

Department of Forensic Medicine Semmelweis University, 1091 Hungary, Budapest Ulloiút 93.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, American Society for Testing and Materials, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1556-4029.2008.00842.x

PMID

18665885

Abstract

Hanging is one of the most frequent methods for suicides among young males. This report presents two cases of suicide by hanging on pylons carrying high-voltage power lines. The male victims suffered electrocution while committing suicide. Electrocution was the cause of death in both cases, however in one case blunt force injuries from hanging contributed to death. In these two cases hanging was the intentional method of suicide and it was followed by electrocution. The cases demonstrate that scene investigation, a detailed autopsy with histology, and amamnestic data are essential in the evaluation of suicides by hanging and that the determination of the cause of death remains a challenge in investigating such cases.

Language: en

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