TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Alteration of the death scene after self-stabbing: a case of sharp force suicide disguised by the victim as a homicide?
JO  - Journal of forensic sciences
A1  - Pelletti, Guido
A1  - Visentin, Sindi
A1  - Rago, Claudio
A1  - Cecchetto, Giovanni
A1  - Montisci, Massimo
SP  - 1395
EP  - 1398
VL  - 62
IS  - 5
N2  - This paper reports a case of a 72-year-old woman who was found dead in her bedroom with a 4 cm vertical stab wound in the abdomen. A bloodstained knife was found in the top drawer of her bedside table. The clothes worn by the victim showed no damage. A bloodstained vest and a sweater with frontal incisions were found far from the victim, in the bathroom and in the bedroom respectively. Several bloodstains were found in every room of the apartment. The evidence found during the forensic examination and, in particular, the Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, led the investigators to determine the manner of death, being consistent with a suicide with a long-lasting physical activity after self-stabbing. This report describes an unusual case of "disguised suicide," in which the victim tried to cover-up the suicide by changing her clothes and concealing the weapon, in the last minutes of her life.<br><br>© 2017 American Academy of Forensic Sciences.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-1198
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.13440
ID  - ref1
ER  -