Citation

Albrecht K, Breitmeier D, Fieguth A, Troger HD. Arch. Kriminol. 2003; 211(3-4): 81-89.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, Verlag Schmidt-Romhild)

DOI

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PMID

12722557

Abstract

The report presents the case of an alleged double homicide or a homicide followed by suicide of a couple, in which the court-ordered autopsy of both victims revealed that the homicide had been committed by the husband immediately before he died himself from cardiac failure. The article gives a short summary of the pathophysiological relations between emotional tension (stress) and physical strain and the effects on the cardiovascular system. The case report describes a homicide by strangulation immediately followed by the perpetuator's death from a natural cause.

Language: de

Keywords

Asphyxia; Autopsy; Cause of Death; Coronary Thrombosis; Coronary Vessels; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Heart Failure; Homicide; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Multiple Trauma; Neck Injuries; Suicide