An uncommon suicide method: Self-strangulation by vehicle-assisted ligature

Self-strangulation is a very uncommon method of suicide. Deaths by vehicle-assisted ligature are rarely published and mainly related to decapitation. We report an unusual case of self-strangulation where a body was found dead inside a car with a rope round his neck and tied to a bridge banister. The...

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Main Authors: Mercè Subirana-Domènech, Enric Prunés-Galera, Miguel Galdo-Ouro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2014-03-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090536X13000609