TY - JOUR PY - 1999// TI - An unusual case of railway suicide JO - Journal of forensic sciences A1 - Romero Palanco, J. L. A1 - Gamero Lucas, J. J. A1 - Vizcaya Rojas, M. A. A1 - Arufe MartÃnez, M. I. SP - 444 EP - 446 VL - 44 IS - 2 N2 - A rare case of suicide in which the victim had been lying along the railway track in a supine position and with extended extremities is described. The wheels of a train caused longitudinal hemisection with complete evisceration. Epidemiological data on train suicides are given and the relationship between this method of suicide and mental illnesses and consumption of alcohol are discussed.
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