TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Ligature mark on the face - forensic implications
JO  - Medico-legal journal, The
A1  - Kanchan, Tanuj
A1  - Raghavendra Babu, Y. P.
A1  - Atreya, Alok
A1  - Acharya, Jenash
SP  - 138
EP  - 141
VL  - 84
IS  - 3
N2  - In deaths due to hanging and strangulation, the position, course and direction of the ligature mark, the kind of knot used and injuries to the neck structures help in deducing the cause and manner of death. Two cases of suicidal hanging are reported where the unusual positioning of ligature and presence of the ligature mark on the face raise doubts concerning the circumstances of death. The presence of a ligature mark on the face is an unusual and rarely reported phenomenon that can have serious medico-legal implications.<br><br>© The Author(s) 2016.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0025-8172
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0025817216630658
ID  - ref1
ER  -