Citation

Murty OP. Int. J. Med. Toxicol. Legal Med. 2017; 20(3/4): 74-79.

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(Copyright © 2017, India Medico Legal Society)

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Abstract

In every city, news of homicide-suicide attracts attention of public and it is devastating situation to near relatives. In majority situations the method of killing victims by perpetrators is strangulation-hanging, or smothering-hanging, or poisoning-hanging, or strangulation-burning, cutting throathanging or jumping into water bodies, firearm-self killing by firearm, stabbing-self stabbing, or jumping from heights. Although picture is very clear since beginning of investigation but is some cases where allegations of harassment, cheating, torture and abetment are there then investigation is required. Investigation of these homicide-suicide cases is discussed in this article.

Keywords: Homicide-suicide, Murder-suicide, dyadic death

Language: en