Korean J Leg Med.  2010 May;34(1):51-54.

A Suicide with Multiple Deep Throat Cuts

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Pathology, Mokdong Hospital, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
  • 2Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, Seoul, Korea.
  • 3Division of Forensic Medicine, National Institute of Scientific Investigation, Seoul, Korea. sanchee@korea.kr

Abstract

A 46-year-old man was found dead at the foot of a mountain, with a bloody knife aside of his neck. A horizontal throat cut wound with multiple vertebral incisions was observed, with damages of neck vessels and pharynx. There were also three stab wounds in the abdomen and a horizontal cut in the anterior side of left proximal arm. He had suffered from depression. Scene circumstances and autopsy findings pointed toward a suicidal etiology.

Keyword

throat cut; suicide; vertebral

MeSH Terms

Abdomen
Arm
Autopsy
Depression
Foot
Humans
Middle Aged
Neck
Pharynx
Suicide
Wounds, Stab
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