@article{ref1,
title="Suicide by multiple blunt head traumatisation using a stone",
journal="Forensic science international",
year="2012",
author="Thierauf, Annette and Lutz-Bonengel, Sabine and Sänger, Timo and Vogt, Susanne and Rupp, Wolf and Perdekamp, Markus Grosse",
volume="214",
number="1-3",
pages="e47-50",
abstract="Apart from collisions with road or rail vehicles and falls from height, self inflicted blunt force is a rare suicide method and mainly seen in psychiatric patients. The paper presents a rare case of suicide by active blunt force. A 68-year-old man committed suicide by repeatedly hitting his head with a stone. He sustained a craniocerebral trauma and finally died from hypothermia due to the low outdoor temperature. According to the relatives, the man was not diagnosed with a mental disorder or suicidal tendencies. Uncommon manners of self-harm are challenging for those involved in the investigation, and a differentiation between suicide, accident and homicide can only be made in synopsis of all findings.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0379-0738",
doi="10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.08.014",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.08.014"
}