A Suicide with Multiple Deep Throat Cuts.

Cheong, Harin; Lee, Jiyeon; Ha, Hongil; Kim, Yu Hoon

Case Report

Korean Journal of Legal Medicine 2010;34(1):51-54.
Published online May 31, 2010.

A Suicide with Multiple Deep Throat Cuts.

Harin Cheong, Jiyeon Lee, Hongil Ha, Yu Hoon Kim

¹Department of Pathology, Mokdong Hospital, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
²Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, Seoul, Korea.
³Division of Forensic Medicine, National Institute of Scientific Investigation, Seoul, Korea. sanchee@korea.kr

Abstract

A 46-year-old man was found dead at the foot of a mountain, with a bloody knife aside of his neck. A horizontal throat cut wound with multiple vertebral incisions was observed, with damages of neck vessels and pharynx. There were also three stab wounds in the abdomen and a horizontal cut in the anterior side of left proximal arm. He had suffered from depression. Scene circumstances and autopsy findings pointed toward a suicidal etiology.

Key Words: throat cut, suicide, vertebral

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