Citation

Rastogi P, Nagesh KR. Med. Sci. Law 2008; 48(3): 266-268.

Affiliation

Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore - 575001, Karnataka, India. rastogiprateek@rediffmail.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, British Academy of Forensic Sciences, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

18754217

Abstract

A suicide pact is an agreement between two people to end their lives. The presence of an over-dependent relationship and a threat to the maintenance of closeness are strongly associated with the attempt. We present a case of a suicide pact where a 19-year-old female and a 20-year-old male who were lovers committed suicide by hanging because of opposition to their marriage from the family members.

Language: en