1. Homicidal hanging.
- Author
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Sharma L, Khanagwal VP, and Paliwal PK
- Subjects
- Autopsy, Forensic Pathology, Humans, India, Male, Airway Obstruction pathology, Asphyxia, Homicide, Organophosphate Poisoning
- Abstract
Homicide by hanging is an extremely rare incident [1]. Very few cases have been reported in which a person is rendered senseless and then hanged to simulate suicidal death; though there are a lot of cases in wherein a homicide victim has been hung later. We report a case of homicidal hanging of a young Sikh individual found hanging in a well. It became evident from the results of forensic autopsy that the victim had first been given alcohol mixed with pesticides and then hanged by his turban from a well. The rare combination of lynching (homicidal hanging) and use of organo-phosporous pesticide poisoning as a means of homicide are discussed in this paper., (Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.)
- Published
- 2011
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