Citation

Todt M, Ast F, Wolff-Maras R, Roesler B, Germerott T. Forensic Sci. Int. 2014; 240: e22-4.

Affiliation

Institute of Legal Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Straße 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.forsciint.2014.04.022

PMID

24793320

Abstract

In the case of suicidal drowning forensic examination is difficult, particularly with regard to differentiating between suicide, accident, homicide and natural death. Bondage and weighting with objects, putrescence and attendant lesions aggravate interpretation and investigation of postmortal forensic findings. In this respect, two cases of seemingly homicidal drowning with leg and arm bondage and weighting, to prevent resurfacing, are presented and discussed.

Language: en