TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Suicidal strangulation with a lashing belt
JO  - Forensic science, medicine, and pathology
A1  - Doberentz, Elke
A1  - Geile, Julian
A1  - Madea, Burkhard
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Ligature strangulation causes death due to neck compression without suspension. However, suicidal ligature strangulation is rare. The suicide of a 32-year-old man is presented. After a dispute, the man was found outdoors with a lashing belt around his neck which had been pulled tight with a ratchet. Conjunctival petechiae were found, but hemorrhages in the soft tissues were not observed. The hyoid bone and larynx did not show fractures or hemorrhage. Other injuries as well as signs of defence were not observed. The differentiation between homicidal and suicidal ligature strangulation can be difficult and requires careful investigation and collaboration by police and forensic pathologists.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1547-769X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12024-020-00223-6
ID  - ref1
ER  -