Suspension without a knot in the noose

Most deaths by hanging are due to self-suspension. This may be carried out by a wide variety of methods, but a typical method of self-suspension is to attach a thin rope to a high point such as a ceiling beam. A 35-year-old woman committed suicide by hanging, where the ligature employed was not a ty...

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Published in:Medicine, science, and the law science, and the law, 2014-04, Vol.54 (2), p.113-115
Main Authors: Nithin, MD, Rani, Smitha
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Asphyxia - pathology
Female
Hemorrhage - pathology
Humans
Neck Injuries - pathology
Neck Muscles - pathology
Suicide
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Summary:Most deaths by hanging are due to self-suspension. This may be carried out by a wide variety of methods, but a typical method of self-suspension is to attach a thin rope to a high point such as a ceiling beam. A 35-year-old woman committed suicide by hanging, where the ligature employed was not a typical knotted noose but instead an open iron chain anchored to the ceiling above.
ISSN:0025-8024
2042-1818
DOI:10.1177/0025802413491248