Forensic Science International

2003

DOI: 10.1016/s0379-0738(03)00275-5

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Accidental autoerotic deaths between 1978 and 1997

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Farhad Mansouri

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“…15,17,18 Deaths due to accidental hanging among youth and adults are a well-known phenomenon, which commonly occurs during autoerotic activity. [3][4][5][6]19,20 Moreover, accidental hangings can be seen in rare cases such as rounding the collar of a sweater, 21 hanging with a lanyard key chain, 22 hanging with a cloth belt, 23 hanging with the hand strap of a garage door, 24 and playing with a rope. 25 Hangings may also take place in murder-suicide cases for perpetrators 26 or both perpetrator and victim.…”

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Asphyxial Deaths

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2006

The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

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An increasing death rate as a result of violence constitutes a large group in medicolegal autopsies. Specially, deaths due to asphyxia are one of the most important causes in violence deaths. During the 21-year period from January 1984 to October 2004, there were 134 asphyxial deaths autopsied by the Department of Forensic Medicine, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey. Asphyxial deaths comprise 15.7% of all forensic autopsies; 20.8% of the cases are aged between 30 and 39 years, and the average age was 41.9 years. Males constitute 79.8% of all the cases. The most frequent method of asphyxiation death is hanging (56 cases, 41.8%), followed by drowning (30.5%) and carbon monoxide poisoning (8.2%). More violent methods, such as ligature or manual strangulations, constitute 2.9% and 2.3% of all asphyxial deaths, respectively. Although it was varying according to the methods of asphyxiation, suicide was found to be the manner of death in the majority of the cases.

“…15,17,18 Deaths due to accidental hanging among youth and adults are a well-known phenomenon, which commonly occurs during autoerotic activity. [3][4][5][6]19,20 Moreover, accidental hangings can be seen in rare cases such as rounding the collar of a sweater, 21 hanging with a lanyard key chain, 22 hanging with a cloth belt, 23 hanging with the hand strap of a garage door, 24 and playing with a rope. 25 Hangings may also take place in murder-suicide cases for perpetrators 26 or both perpetrator and victim.…”

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confidence: 99%

Asphyxial Deaths

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2006

The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

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An increasing death rate as a result of violence constitutes a large group in medicolegal autopsies. Specially, deaths due to asphyxia are one of the most important causes in violence deaths. During the 21-year period from January 1984 to October 2004, there were 134 asphyxial deaths autopsied by the Department of Forensic Medicine, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey. Asphyxial deaths comprise 15.7% of all forensic autopsies; 20.8% of the cases are aged between 30 and 39 years, and the average age was 41.9 years. Males constitute 79.8% of all the cases. The most frequent method of asphyxiation death is hanging (56 cases, 41.8%), followed by drowning (30.5%) and carbon monoxide poisoning (8.2%). More violent methods, such as ligature or manual strangulations, constitute 2.9% and 2.3% of all asphyxial deaths, respectively. Although it was varying according to the methods of asphyxiation, suicide was found to be the manner of death in the majority of the cases.

“…Still considerable overlap is found in 8% of cases reported by Anderson HR [20]. Autoerotic deaths in transvestite are reported in young males [21,22].…”

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Accidental Death Due to Autoerotic Asphyxia Coupled With Fetishistic Transvestism

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Inter J Med Toxic Foren Med

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Fetishistic transvestism is a disorder of sexual perversion associated with fantasies and sexual urges to dress in opposite gender clothing as a means of arousal and adjunct to masturbation and coitus. However, transvestism has been described in schizophrenia and psychosis and fetishism in the course of simple schizophrenia. Our reported case is a 26 year-old male found hanging in transvestite attire wearing blouse and petticoat. There was no psychiatric background and no known previous suicidal behavior of the deceased. The manner of death was finally considered to be an accident. The cause of the death was accidental hanging provoked by fatal autoerotic asphyxia.

“…Elderly victims of autoerotic activity are very rare. Victims of more than 65 years of age are mentioned in only five papers [6,[9][10][11][12], consisting of about 1% of all published cases [2]. In contrast, adolescent victims aged less than 20 years represent around 25% of reported cases [2].…”

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Elderly victim: an unusual autoerotic fatality involving an 87-year-old male

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Forensic Sci Med Pathol

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The average age of autoerotic victims is in the early thirties. Elderly victims of more than 65 years of age are uncommon, consisting of less than 1% of cases. The following case represents the oldest victim ever reported: a 87-year-old man found hanging by a belt in his living room. The body of the deceased was completely naked, with a complex bondage system of ropes. In the victim's bedroom closet, a suitcase contained similar ropes and belts suggesting prior autoerotic activity. Semen was also found at the scene.

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