Citation

Durmić T, Atanasijević T, Bogdanović M. Forensic Sci. Med. Pathol. 2018; 14(4): 561-563.

Affiliation

Institute of Forensic Medicine "Milovan Milovanović", School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Deligradska 31a, Belgrade, Serbia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s12024-018-0011-x

PMID

30091032

Abstract

A 69-year-old woman committed suicide by cutting her lower legs with a safety razor blade. Autopsy revealed horizontal incised wounds around the circumference of the lower legs, 24 cm above the heels, cutting superficial veins on both sides, the underlying lower legs muscles, and extending into both lower leg bones with associated hematoma formation. Also, there were a large number of superficial tentative or "hesitation" cuts ranging from 3 to 6 cm over the lower legs. Death was attributed to hemorrhagic shock following injuries to blood vessels of the lower legs.

Language: en

Keywords

Depression; Multiple incised wounds; Safety razor blade; Suicide