Citation

Arun M, Palimar V, Kumar PG, Menezes RG. Med. Sci. Law 2010; 50(3): 149-153.

Affiliation

Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, JSS Medical College (affiliated to JSS University), Mysore 570015, Karnataka, India.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, British Academy of Forensic Sciences, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1258/msl.2010.010021

PMID

21133267

Abstract

Differentiation between suicide and homicide often becomes difficult owing to the unusual methods of suicide used by the victim and the complexities thus posed. Investigating the cases of unusual suicides provides a considerable challenge to the authorities concerned. The issue of homicide should often be ruled out in such cases, which require careful evaluation. This is best done by correlating the morbid anatomical findings at autopsy with the death scene analysis coupled with psychological autopsy. Many forensic practitioners have reported unusual methods of suicide at their respective workplaces. Various types of unusual methods of suicide and the complexities involved in their investigation are presented and discussed.

Language: en