An unusual case of suicide by sharp force

作者：Viel Guido^*; Cecchetto Giovanni; Montisci Massimo

来源：Forensic Science International, 2009, 184(1-3): E12-E15.

DOI：10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.11.006

• Sharp force
• Suicide
• Reconstruction
• Time-sequence of injuries
• Forensic pathology

A 43-year-old woman was found dead inside the bathtub in a sitting position with a knife embedded in chest. Multiple sharp force wounds were present: 4 stab wounds in the sternal region, 2 cut wounds in the neck, several longitudinal and transverse cuts in the arms. Scene circumstances and autopsy findings pointed toward a suicidal etiology.
The case presented some particular aspects that allowed us to identify the mechanism of production of the lethal thoracic wound and to partially reconstruct the time-sequence of injuries.

• 出版日期2009-1-30