A Suicide with Multiple Deep Throat Cuts.
- Author:
Harin CHEONG
1
;
Jiyeon LEE
;
Hongil HA
;
Yu Hoon KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Pathology, Mokdong Hospital, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
throat cut;
suicide;
vertebral
- MeSH:
Abdomen;
Arm;
Autopsy;
Depression;
Foot;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Neck;
Pharynx;
Suicide;
Wounds, Stab
- From:Korean Journal of Legal Medicine
2010;34(1):51-54
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
