Citation

Sreedhar Reddy S, Sudhakar S, Sanjeev K, Mahesh G, Pal Singh U. Indian J. Forensic Med. Toxicol. 2013; 7(1): 187-188.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences. Deptartment of Forensic Medicine)

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Abstract

Infliction of cut-throat injuries with the intention of homicide or suicide is common in India. The main features that differentiate the homicidal and suicidal cut-throat injuries are the presence of hesitation cuts, depth of the wound, signs of struggle, edges of the wound, etc. Presence of injuries that are contradicting with the classical descriptions provided in the standard literature were found in a couple suffering from psychiatric illness, which is the highlight of this case report.

Language: en

Keywords

human; Homicide; suicide; Suicide; female; male; case report; article; mental disease; larynx cartilage; Psychiatric illness; Hesitation cuts; cut throat injury; Cut-throat injury