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18.08.2017 | Case Report

A tree branch instead of a ligature: an unusual accidental hanging

verfasst von: Amal Nishantha Vadysinghe, Murugupillai Sivasubramanium, Rankothge Pemasiri Jayasooriya

Erschienen in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology | Ausgabe 4/2017

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Abstract

A unique case of accidental hanging due to compression of the neck of an adult by the branches of a coffee tree is reported. The decedent was a 42-year-old male who was found dead in a semi prone position on a slope. His neck was lodged in a wedge formed by two branches of a coffee tree, with his legs angled downwards on the slope. Autopsy revealed two friction abrasions located horizontally on either side of the front of the neck, just above the larynx. The findings were compatible with compression of the neck by the branches of the tree, with the body weight of the decedent contributing to compression. Subsequent complete autopsy examination confirmed the cause of death as hanging. Following an inquest the death was ruled to be accidental.

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Titel: A tree branch instead of a ligature: an unusual accidental hanging
verfasst von: Amal Nishantha Vadysinghe
Murugupillai Sivasubramanium
Rankothge Pemasiri Jayasooriya
Publikationsdatum: 18.08.2017
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology / Ausgabe 4/2017
Print ISSN: 1547-769X
Elektronische ISSN: 1556-2891
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-017-9902-5

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A tree branch instead of a ligature: an unusual accidental hanging

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