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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