Citation

Mathur S. J. Punj. Acad. Forensic Med. Toxicol. 2020; 20(2): 49-51.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Punjab Academy of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Publisher R. K. Gorea)

DOI

10.5958/0974-083X.2020.00097.7

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Suicide notes nowadays are more commonly encountered by the document expert, with a challenge to establish its source and authenticity. It is always believed that suicide notes demonstrate high degree of natural variations in comparison to the natural writings of victims due to wide diversity of emotions. The main objective of this study is to measure the effect of emotions on the handwriting samples of victims of suicide cases in comparison to their natural handwritings. In this regard, the suicide notes and their standard samples were studied using different parameters and the class, individual and stylistic features were studied. Statistical evaluation carried out presented a significant result to be stated here. In this study significant differences in the results have been obtained for suicide note handwritings in contrast with their natural writings. © 2020, Punjab Academy of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

Forensic; Suicide notes; Handwriting; Natural variations; Natural writings