Open AccessFatal fall from height with self-inflicted wounds - A case of complex unplanned suicide
Author(s) -
Dinesh Rao
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
ip international journal of forensic medicine and toxicological science/ip international journal of forensic medicine and toxicological sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2581-9844
pISSN - 2456-9615
DOI - 10.18231/j.ijfmts.2022.007
Subject(s) - autopsy , etiology , medicine , injury prevention , poison control , surgery , suicide prevention , cause of death , medical emergency , psychiatry , pathology , disease
A 32-year-old man Jumped to death from his multistoried apartement He had multiple deep incised wound on his left forearm and neck. The incident was concluded as suicide after a proper Police investigation, Crime Scene Investigation, Circumstances Analysis and Complete Autopsy. Although Suicides by Fall is not uncommon but associated multiple Deep incised Wounds on the Neck and Extremities is not Known, Though Self inflicted Incised wounds are frequently reported. We present this Rare and Unheard case of Complex and Unplanned Suicide, a combination of Deep incised Neck wounds and Extremity Wounds in a Fatal Fall. The Crime Scene investigation, the method employed, the autopsy findings and the interview with their relatives altogether pointed toward a suicidal etiology.