Citation

Doberentz E, Hülder J, Madea B. Rechtsmedizin 2012; 22(1): 39-44.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s00194-011-0792-7

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

A 39-year-old man was found dead, bound and gagged in the bedroom of his apartment. The circumstances at the death scene were consistent with an autoerotic accident using an unusual self-rescue mechanism with the aid of electrical equipment and a timer. The death scene is discussed in terms of the feasibility of self-bondage and gagging without external assistance. © Springer-Verlag 2011.

Language: de

Keywords

Accidents; adult; human; suicide; male; asphyxia; case report; cause of death; forensic pathology; article; automutilation; Restraint; Paraphilias; electrical equipment; Gagging; Physical cause of death