Citation

Doichinov ID, Timonov PT. Folia Med. (Plovdiv) 2009; 51(2): 53-57.

Affiliation

Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical University-Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Plovdiv University of Medicine)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

19670541

Abstract

We report three unusual and atypical cases of firearm-fatalities. Two of the victims had two gunshot wounds. The two gunshot wounds were in the head in one of the cases and in the chest in the other. The third case was a suicide with a gunshot wound in the back of the neck. It is a very rare case in forensic practice to have more than one gunshot wounds in a suicide. A suicide case with the gunshot wound located in the back of the neck is still rarer. There were obvious difficulties in the three unusual and atypical cases we report to decide whether they were homicide, suicide or accident. Reports of firearm-related suicide cases with more than one gunshot wound or unusual wound site enriches forensic practice, providing additional data that may help differentiate between homicide and suicide.

Language: en