TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Death with complete decapitation: report of four suicides by train
JO  - American journal of forensic medicine and pathology
A1  - Zoja, Riccardo
A1  - Battistini, Alessio
A1  - Gentile, Guendalina
SP  - 303
EP  - 306
VL  - 30
IS  - 3
N2  - Suicide by train with complete voluntary decapitation is an extremely rare event, however, well known and reported in the scientific literature. The authors analyze 4 cases of suicide with complete decapitation by main line or underground train that were subjected to medico-legal autopsies at the Milan Institute of Legal Medicine between 1995 and 2006. Personal, circumstantial, autopsy, and toxicological data were analyzed to define the type and pathologic characteristics of the injuries (vital reaction of wound edges, absence of any signs of defense); alcohol and drug consumption was considered and the victim's psychical profile was outlined.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0195-7910
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PAF.0b013e318187df18
ID  - ref1
ER  -