Open AccessElder homicide by unique combination of different mechanisms of asphyxia
Author(s) -
Parthasarathi Pramanik
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international journal of applied and basic medical research/international journal of applied and basic medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-9606
pISSN - 2229-516X
DOI - 10.4103/2229-516x.149249
Subject(s) - smothering , homicide , asphyxia , medicine , elder abuse , neglect , poison control , medical emergency , injury prevention , psychiatry , pediatrics
Elder homicide is a fatal outcome of elder abuse and neglect. Multifactorial homicidal asphyxia in an elderly man by combination of three different mechanisms is an uncommon incident. This following case demonstrates a very unusual murder of 74-year-old man in his own residence. Crime scene visit and postmortem examination revealed that the victim was killed by combined effect of ligature strangulation, traumatic asphyxia and smothering by plastic bag.