TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - Suicidal hanging resulting in complete decapitation: a case report
JO  - International journal of legal medicine
A1  - Tracqui, A.
A1  - Fonmartin, K.
A1  - Géraut, A.
A1  - Pennera, D.
A1  - Doray, S.
A1  - Ludes, Bertrand
SP  - 55
EP  - 57
VL  - 112
IS  - 1
N2  - This paper reports the case of a 22-year-old man, weighing 87.5 kg, who committed suicide by jumping from a bridge over a canal with a nylon rope tied around his neck. The drop height was between 3.70 and 5.30 m before the rope tightened and the subject was completely beheaded. The head sank straight under the bridge, while the torso floated 205 m downstream. Pertinent autopsy findings were a sharp decapitation wound with circumferential skin abrasion and cervical spin transection between C1 and C2. Decapitation is a complication of extreme rarity in the event of a suicidal hanging and is always related to a drop of several metres with a poorly extensible line used as the hanging ligature.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0937-9827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -