TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1997//
TI  - Planned complex suicide. An unusual suicide by hanging and gunshot
JO  - American journal of forensic medicine and pathology
A1  - Blanco-Pampín, J. M.
A1  - Suárez-Peñaranda, J. M.
A1  - Rico-Boquete, R.
A1  - Concheiro-Carro, L.
SP  - 104
EP  - 106
VL  - 18
IS  - 1
N2  - We report a case of planned complex suicide (PCS) by a young man who had previously tried to commit suicide twice. He was found dead hanging by his neck, with a shot in his head. The investigation of the scene, the method employed, and previous attempts at suicide altogether pointed toward a suicidal etiology. The main difference between PCS and those cases defined in the medicolegal literature as combined suicides lies in the complex mechanism used by the victim as a protection against a failure in one of the mechanisms.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0195-7910
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -