TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Mechanical asphyxia by accidental compression of the neck during a theft: a case report
JO  - Forensic science international
A1  - Ciprandi, Barbara
A1  - Andreola, Salvatore
A1  - Bianchi, Marta
A1  - Gentile, Guendalina
A1  - Zoja, Riccardo
SP  - e24
EP  - e26
VL  - 278
IS  - 
N2  - Death by accidental mechanical asphyxia in adults is infrequent and usually results from chocking/aspiration, entrapment, ligature strangulation by clothes catching in machinery (especially as occupational deaths) and, more frequently, sexual asphyxia. Except for autoerotic deaths, accidental hanging almost never occurs in adults, and compression of the neck by solid unmovable structures is also rarely reported. The authors report an unusual case of death by mechanical asphyxia due to accidental compression of the neck in combination with suspension of the body, observed in a thief who was found hanging from the ceiling of a room, having his neck compressed by the panels of the floor and his body suspended half a meter from the ground.<br><br>Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0379-0738
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2017.07.013
ID  - ref1
ER  -