Drowning with Bound Wrists: Report of Two Autopsy Cases.
10.7580/kjlm.2017.41.3.78
- Author:
Taebum LEE
1
;
Hyun Do PARK
;
Yong Han JUNG
;
Jung Hwan KIM
;
Hongil HA
Author Information
1. Department of Pathology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Drowning;
Suicide;
Autopsy
- MeSH:
Aged, 80 and over;
Ankle;
Autopsy*;
Baths;
Bronchi;
Drowning*;
Foot;
Hand;
Head;
Humans;
Lung;
Middle Aged;
Nylons;
Suicide;
Water;
Wrist*
- From:Korean Journal of Legal Medicine
2017;41(3):78-82
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Drowned bodies with bound wrists are occasionally observed in forensic practice. Suicidal victims may bind their hands or feet with a rope to ensure success of the suicide attempt, but the possibility of homicidal drowning cannot be excluded. We report on two autopsy cases of drowning with bound wrists. A 51-year-old man (case 1) was found in the bathroom beside the bathtub, with his head under the water in the bathtub. His wrists were tied with a green bath towel. An 83-year-old man (case 2) was found dead in a reservoir. His wrists were loosely bound with blue nylon traps on the back, and both ankles were loosely tied with socks, with a simple knot on the left ankle. At autopsy, the lungs were hyperinflated, and foamy fluid was exuded from the bronchi in both cases.
