Citation

Behera C, Rautji R, Pratap Anuragi R, Niwas Yadav R. Med. Leg. J. 2019; 87(2): 92-94.

Affiliation

1 Department of Forensic Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Medico-Legal Society, Publisher SAGE Publications)

DOI

10.1177/0025817219845234

PMID

31244405

Abstract

Suicide notes are generally written on readily available materials, such as paper, notebook, wall or mirror by means of pen, pencil, marker or chalk. They can also be communicated by telephone, text messages, internet and digital media. A case has been reported where a note was written with henna. Suicide notes written on one's body are uncommon, and notes engraved on the body with a sharp metallic object are extremely rare. We present two cases where a sharp pointed metallic object was used to write suicide notes on the body.

Language: en

Keywords

Suicide note; engraved; metallic object; sharp pointed