Complex Suicide by Self-stabbing and Drowning: A Case Report and a Review of Literature

被引:12
作者
Peyron, Pierre-Antoine [1 ]
Casper, Thierry [1 ]
Mathieu, Olivier [2 ]
Musizzano, Yuri [3 ]
Baccino, Eric [1 ]
机构
[1] CHU Montpellier, Dept Med Legale, Hop Lapeyronie, 371 Ave Doyen Gaston Giraud, F-34295 Montpellier 5, France
[2] CHU Montpellier, Dept Pharmacol Med & Toxicol, Hop Lapeyronie, 371 Ave Doyen Gaston Giraud, F-34295 Montpellier 5, France
[3] CHU Montpellier, Lab Anat & Cytol Pathol, Hop Gui de Chauliac, 80 Ave Augustin Fliche, F-34295 Montpellier 5, France
关键词
forensic science; forensic pathology; complex suicide; stab wounds; drowning; manner of death; autopsy; SHARP FORCE; FATALITIES; WOUNDS; INJURY;
D O I
10.1111/1556-4029.13537
中图分类号
DF [法律]; D9 [法律]; R [医药、卫生];
学科分类号
0301 ; 10 ;
摘要
Sharp force injuries and drowning are methods exceptionally combined in complex suicides. We report a challenging case of complex suicide by self-stabbing and drowning that illustrates the difficulty in discriminating between homicide and suicide in such circumstances of death. The corpse of a young man was found submerged in a river, stabbed nine times with two wounds that had penetrated the thorax and had caused lung injuries and a hemopneumothorax. The postmortem and histological examinations were consistent with a death caused by drowning, but the manner of death still remained undetermined. Police investigation finally concluded to a suicide, although no suicide note had been left and the victim had no underlying diagnosed mental disorder. The parameters that may help distinguish suicide from homicide at the autopsy should be interpreted in light of a thorough forensic investigation to determine the exact manner of death in such a case.
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