A case of complex suicide: Self-electrocution

Journal Title: Medical Science and Discovery - Year 2014, Vol 1, Issue 2

Abstract

A 57-year-old man was found at his home by his neighbor. The body of the victim was lying on the right side of the door. A copper wire, whose plastic parts were untied, and surrounded the left and right hand palmar and dorsal faces. The wire was connected by an extension to an electric socket in the room. There was blood and toilet paper around the left hand wrist. Suicide note was found on the taboret

Authors and Affiliations

Tarik Ulucay, M. Sunay Yavuz, M. Ziya Kir, Yildiray Zeyfeoglu, Ilknur Kahraman, Faruk Aydin, Gonca Tatar, Mustafa Dalgic, Gonca Piskin Kesici

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Tarik Ulucay, M. Sunay Yavuz, M. Ziya Kir, Yildiray Zeyfeoglu, Ilknur Kahraman, Faruk Aydin, Gonca Tatar, Mustafa Dalgic, Gonca Piskin Kesici (2014). A case of complex suicide: Self-electrocution. Medical Science and Discovery, 1(2), 61-63. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-520356