Masking of Manual Strangulation:- A Case Report

Authors

  • Arijit Datta Assistant Professor,Department of Forensic Medicine, Government Medical College, Haldwani, Uttarakhand, India
  • Devinder Kumar Atal Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Shaheed Hasan Khan Mewati Government Medical College, Mewat, Haryana, India
  • Chandra Prakash Bhaisora Professor & Head, Department of Forensic Medicine, Government Medical College, Haldwani, Uttarakhand, India
  • Preeti Tiwari Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, School of Medical Science & Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Mukesh Yadav Principal, Government Allopathic Medical College, Banda, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Pooja Rastogi Professor & Head, Department of Forensic Medicine, School of Medical Science & Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/

Keywords:

Manual strangulation, Neck injuries, Fracture of hyoid bone, Contusion of neck muscles, Post-mortem hanging

Abstract

This is a case considered to be a suicide by the police as it was depicted to be a case of partial hanging. During autopsy examination multiple injury marks were observed on the neck and fracture of hyoid bone. As the above mentioned findings are usually not seen in case of suicidal hanging, these unusual post-mortem findings lead the investigation from different medico legal angles by forensic expert. An attempt has been made in this case to correlate the presence of injuries on the dead body in relation to partial hanging. 

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Published

2018-06-30

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 1&2 (2018): Indian Internet Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology(Jan-Jun)

Section

Case Report

How to Cite

Masking of Manual Strangulation:- A Case Report. (2018). Indian Internet Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, 16(1&2), 55–57. https://doi.org/10.48165/