An unusual case of suicide by sharp force

Viel, Guido; Cecchetto, Giovanni; Montisci, Massimo

doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.11.006

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“…a suicide note, depression, previous suicide attempts) ultimately leads to regarding the case as suicide. 1,5,7,8 According to the published reports, the findings indicative of suicide include unclothed wound site and the presence of tentative cuts or pricks in the skin, usually on the wrists or near the target wound. 9,10 Of interest is also Karlsson's report pointing out the transverse arrangement of self-inflicted wounds, associated with the anatomical position of the wrist during selfstabbing, and the rarity of injuries in the rib area.…”

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Multiple severe stab wounds to chest with cuts to the ribs. Suicide or homicide?

Kaliszan

2011

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

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Multiple severe stab wounds to chest with cuts to the ribs. Suicide or homicide?

Kaliszan

2011

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

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“…In most cases few injuries are present and a high number of wounds is rare. 2 Stabbing injuries are usually found on the left side of the chest and on the neck. 3,4 Literature data show that the number of stabs can vary from one up to more than 90.…”

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A fatal case of suicidal stabbing and cutting

Ventura

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Gallo

et al. 2010

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

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“…Sharp force injuries have been and will remain a major cause of violent death and trauma. Fatalities from sharp force are mainly homicidal, as suicides by sharp force represent only 1.6–3% of all suicides .…”

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Suicidal or Homicidal Sharp Force Injuries? A Review and Critical Analysis of the Heterogeneity in the Forensic Literature

De-Giorgio

Lodise

Quaranta

et al. 2014

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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The differential diagnosis between self-inflicted and nonself-inflicted, suicidal and homicidal, injuries is difficult or impossible in many cases and, above all, cannot be made on the basis of information obtained solely from the autopsy or the medicolegal clinical examination. The purpose of this study is to analyze the literature on suicidal and homicidal sharp force injuries and identify the relevant parameters that may help differentiate between suicidal and homicidal deaths. To achieve this goal, a review of 595 potentially relevant articles was performed. After excluding the nonrelevant papers by screening the titles, all abstracts were reviewed, and articles meeting the inclusion criteria underwent a full-text review. The following parameters were compiled into a table: number of cases, localization of the injuries, and number of injuries. The data were statistically analyzed and compared with those available in the forensic literature. On the basis of the heterogeneity of data revealed by the present review, a simple and short checklist of the parameters that should be included when reporting suicides and homicides by sharp force has been proposed.

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An unusual case of suicide by sharp force

Cited by 25 publications

References 20 publications

Multiple severe stab wounds to chest with cuts to the ribs. Suicide or homicide?

Multiple severe stab wounds to chest with cuts to the ribs. Suicide or homicide?

A fatal case of suicidal stabbing and cutting

Suicidal or Homicidal Sharp Force Injuries? A Review and Critical Analysis of the Heterogeneity in the Forensic Literature

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