A case of complete decapitation in suicidal hanging the mechanism and condition of decapitation

Ito, A; Nushida, H; Kurata, H; Umemoto, H; Iseki, H; Tokunaga, I; Nishimura, A

Ito, A (通讯作者),Tokushima Univ, Grad Sch, Inst Biomed Sci, Dept Forens Med, 3-18-15 Kuramotocho, Tokushima 7708503, Japan.

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INVESTIGATION, 2023; 70 (1-2): 290

Abstract

Complete decapitation due to suicide by hanging is rare. We report the case of a decapitated man who was found in the sea near an estuary. A polyethyl......

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