A case of sexual asphyxial death by hanging is presented. A 41-year-old man was found dead hanging by a towrope. A mirror was placed in front of a table, reflecting him in full height. A photograph of a celebrity mannequin was found against him. The towrope was arranged for the compression of the neck, and controlled voluntarily by a shower apparatus. Autopsy findings revealed an ascending liga...

Tony Parker. the distinguished author and broadcaster on penal reform, discusses a book on the death penalty, published shortly before the vote in favour of abolition, and finds a strange psychiatric opinion. by an unfortunate coincidence (from the pub-lishers' and editor's point of view, that is) this collection of nineteen contributions* appeared in print only a few weeks before the parliamen...

Background: Hanging is one of the most common methods of approach in case of suicidal deaths in India. Virtually all hangings are suicides until otherwise it is proved contrary. The ligature mark plays a major role in deriving the important findings to lead investigation. The correlation of external, internal findings help to establishing the crucial facts in cases of hanging. Aims & Objectives...

INTRODUCTION Hanging is a rare but devastating cause of out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). The characteristics and outcomes of hanging associated OHCA in the paediatric age group are described. METHODS The Victorian Ambulance Cardiac Arrest Registry was searched for patients aged less than 18 years where the precipitant cause of OHCA was hanging. Results were cross checked with the coroni...

We will discuss clinical and radiological findings of a woman who attempted suicide by hanging. We report a 19-year-old women attempted suicide by hanging herself. There was no known period of global brain ischemia. She had a score of 7 on the Glasgow coma scale. CT scan showed bitemporal hippocampal atrophy and SPECT showed non-activated area on right temporal and temporo-occipital regions. Th...

We reported a homicidal hanging case of 27-year-old man, was commited by his sister's husband and son. The deceased's hands were tied in front body with rusty wire. offered some. difficulties the diagnosis medico-legal etiology these situations. also short reviews similar cases literature.