| Suicidal Decapitation by Guillotine: Case Report and Review of the Literature. | |
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PMID: 22563624 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Suicidal decapitation is seldom encountered in forensic medicine practice. This study reports the analysis of a suicide committed by a 31-year-old man with a self-fabricated guillotine. The construction of the guillotine was very interesting and sophisticated. The guillotine-like blade with additional weight was placed in a large metal frame. The movement of the blade was controlled by the frame rails. The steel blade was triggered by a tensioned rubber band after releasing the safety catch. The cause of death was immediate exsanguination after complete severance of the neck. The suicide motive was most likely emotional distress after the death of his father. In medico-legal literature, there has been only one similar case of suicidal complete decapitation by a guillotine described. |
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Petr Hejna; Miroslav Safr; Lenka Zátopková |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-5-7 |
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Title: Journal of forensic sciences Volume: - ISSN: 1556-4029 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 May |
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Created Date: 2012-5-8 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0375370 Medline TA: J Forensic Sci Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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© 2012 American Academy of Forensic Sciences. |
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Institute of Legal Medicine, Medical Faculty of Charles University and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Šimkova 870, 500 38 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic. |
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