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Am J Forensic Med Pathol · Jun 2009
Case ReportsAn unusual suicide case of the combination of asphyxia.
- Hideki Asamura, Makoto Ito, and Hirofumi Fukushima.
- Department of Legal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan. asamura@sch.md.shinshu-u.ac.jp
- Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2009 Jun 1; 30 (2): 215-6.
AbstractA 52-year-old man died of a combination of suffocation by adherent tape wrapped around the head to cover the airway and ligature strangulation by an electrical cord. An autopsy could not conclusively determine whether it was a case of suicide or homicide. Further investigation, including investigations of the scene, the decedent's background, and the testimony of those close to the victim, helped determine the manner of death. Suicide because of a combination of several forms of asphyxia has rarely been reported in the past. Therefore, this is a very rare and unusual suicide case.
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