Unusual cases of suicidal electrocution using a homemade device

Autor:	Abir Aissaoui, Nouha Ben Abdejlil, Ali Chadly, Hiba Limem, Yosra Mahjoub, Med Amin Mesrati, Marwa Boussaid
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Injury control business.industry Accident prevention Human factors and ergonomics Poison control General Medicine medicine.disease people.cause_of_death Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Electrocution Injury prevention Medicine Medical emergency people business
Zdroj:	Medico-Legal Journal. :002581722110248
ISSN:	2042-1834 0025-8172
Popis:	Background The common methods of suicide are hanging and poisoning. Suicidal electrocution using a homemade device is very rare. Victims usually possess knowledge of electrical circuits. Here, we report two cases of suicide by electrocution using a homemade device. Case presentation: Case 1: A retired electrical technician was found unresponsive in his bedroom, with two bare copper wires; one encircling the index finger of the left hand, and the other placed in the mouth. The other ends of the wires were connected to a wall plug supplying 220 V current. Forensic autopsy and microscopic findings attributed death to suicidal electrocution. Case 2: A 51-year-old-man was found dead in the bathroom with bare copper wires encircling both wrists and connected to a wall plug carrying 220 V current. Death scene investigation, necropsy, histological tests and toxicological screening indicated suicide by electrocution.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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