Abstract
Cases with multiple simultaneous suicidal attempts are known as complex suicides. Any suicide with more than two types of injury are potentially suspicious in the manner of death. Complex suicidal attempts often result in bizarre injury patterns and may simulate death due to homicide. The comparative analysis of details of anamnesis, which must be crosschecked with another independent source and findings at the scene are vital in making conclusions about the cause of death. Key words: complex suicide; electrocution; alcoholism DOI: 10.4038/cmj.v54i4.1457 Ceylon Medical Journal Vol.54(4) 2009: 132-134
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Cases with multiple simultaneous suicidal attempts are known as complex suicides
A few minutes later he was seen climbing an electric lamp post at the road side shouting that he wanted to kill himself. He had fallen from the lamp post
Complex suicidal attempts often result in extraordinary injury patterns and the determination of actual cause and manner of death becomes the main task of forensic investigations [2]
Summary
Cases with multiple simultaneous suicidal attempts are known as complex suicides. Any suicide with more than two types of injury are potentially suspicious in the manner of death [1]. Complex suicidal attempts often result in bizarre injury patterns and may simulate death due to homicide. The com-parative analysis of details of anamnesis, which must be crosschecked with another independent source and findings at the scene are vital in making conclusions about the cause of death
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