@article{ref1,
title="Suicide pact by drowning with bound wrists: a case of medico-legal importance",
journal="Medico-legal journal, The",
year="2014",
author="Behera, C. and Karthik, Krishna and Singh, Hansraj and Deepak, Prakash and Jhamad, Akhilesh R. and Bhardwaj, Dn",
volume="82",
number="1",
pages="29-31",
abstract="Suicide pacts are uncommon and mainly committed by male-female pairs in a consortial relationship. The victims frequently choose methods such as hanging, poisoning, using a firearm, etc; however, a case of a suicide pact by drowning is rare in forensic literature. We report a case where a male and a female, both young adults, in a relationship of adopted &quot;brother of convenience&quot; were found drowned in a river. The victims were bound together at their wrists which helped with our conclusion this was a suicide pact. The medico-legal importance of wrist binding in drowning cases is also discussed in this article.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0025-8172",
doi="10.1177/0025817213508676",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0025817213508676"
}