Citation

Chadly A, Marc B, Paraire F, Durigon M. Med. Sci. Law 1991; 31(4): 355-356.

Affiliation

Service d'anatomo-pathologie et de médecine légale, Hôpital Raymond Poincaré, Garches, France.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, British Academy of Forensic Sciences, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1795619

Abstract

Suicide by stabbing one's throat remains very rare and very few cases have been reported in the forensic literature. In such cases, the important distinction is between suicide and homicide. The direction of stab wounds, their depth, site and number have particular importance in helping to recognize suicide. Suicide when attempted by transfixion of the neck in middle aged and elderly adults often reveals a definite resolution to kill oneself.

Language: en