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Suicidal Krönlein shot with a home manufactured firearm

verfasst von: Slobodan Nikolić, Vladimir Živković

Erschienen in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology | Ausgabe 2/2015

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A 75-year-old man was found in his backyard, having committed suicide using a home manufactured firearm. The body of the deceased was found in the sitting position (Fig. 1), holding the firearm in his left hand. A suicide note was found in the living room. An autopsy was performed the following day.
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Metadaten
Titel
Suicidal Krönlein shot with a home manufactured firearm
verfasst von
Slobodan Nikolić
Vladimir Živković
Publikationsdatum
01.06.2015
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology / Ausgabe 2/2015
Print ISSN: 1547-769X
Elektronische ISSN: 1556-2891
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-015-9666-8

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