An unusual suicide case by combination of choking and hanging

A 40-year-old man was found dead in his prison cell, hanging on a twisted bandage tightened around his neck. His permanent metal tracheostomy tube was completely corked with a piece of paper wrapped with transparent cellophane from a cigarette case. After police investigation and complete autopsy, s...

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Published inThe American journal of forensic medicine and pathology Vol. 33; no. 4; p. 305
Main Authors Vapa, Dusan, Radosavkic, Radosav, Maletin, Miljen, Veselinovic, Igor
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.12.2012
Subjects
Adult
Airway Obstruction - pathology
Asphyxia - pathology
Forensic Pathology
Humans
Male
Neck Injuries - pathology
Prisoners
Pulmonary Edema - pathology
Purpura - pathology
Suicide
Tracheostomy - instrumentation
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Summary:A 40-year-old man was found dead in his prison cell, hanging on a twisted bandage tightened around his neck. His permanent metal tracheostomy tube was completely corked with a piece of paper wrapped with transparent cellophane from a cigarette case. After police investigation and complete autopsy, suicide was determined as the manner of death. Although suicides by 1 form of asphyxia are relatively common, combination of several different forms of asphyxia is far less frequent. We present this unusual and very rare case of suicide by combination of 2 forms of asphyxia, that is, choking and hanging, along with autopsy findings and discussion.
ISSN:1533-404X
DOI:10.1097/PAF.0b013e31822d31c0