TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - An unusual case of suicide by sharp force
JO  - Forensic science international
A1  - Viel, Guido
A1  - Cecchetto, Giovanni
A1  - Montisci, Massimo
SP  - e12
EP  - 15
VL  - 184
IS  - 1-3
N2  - A 43-year-old woman was found dead inside the bathtub in a sitting position with a knife embedded in chest. Multiple sharp force wounds were present: 4 stab wounds in the sternal region, 2 cut wounds in the neck, several longitudinal and transverse cuts in the arms. Scene circumstances and autopsy findings pointed toward a suicidal etiology. The case presented some particular aspects that allowed us to identify the mechanism of production of the lethal thoracic wound and to partially reconstruct the time-sequence of injuries.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0379-0738
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.11.006
ID  - ref1
ER  -