TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - Prospects of hanging being interpreted as ligature strangulation are real
JO  - Anil Aggrawal's internet journal of forensic medicine and toxicology
A1  - Sharma, S.
A1  - Sharma, S.K.
SP  - 21
EP  - 24
VL  - 5
IS  - 2
N2  - A case report points to the uncomfortable fact that a suspicion of homicide entertained on the basis of findings of sharp weapon injury on the neck and mismatching evidence provided by the relatives was misleading. The relatives attributed death to a natural cause. Medical reports (both treatment and the autopsy report) showed that the deceased had suffered a nick to his neck. There was also a mark on the neck that resembled a ligature mark. The eyewitness account appeared suspicious and led the investigators to think of homicide as a possibility. While the debate on whether the relatives concealed the theory of hanging from others out of compulsion or fear raged on, what remained irrefutable was that it was a suicidal hanging. It was thus possible to miss diagnosis of hanging on autopsy. Copyright © 2004, The Authors, and Anil Aggrawal's Internet Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology. All Rights Reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0972-8066
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -