Unusual suicide by electric saw: A case report
Suicide by power saws (bland, chain, circular or router saw) are an extreme exception. A few case reports are published in forensic literature regarding it. We report the case of a 30-year-old carpenter found dead lying on the floor next to a router saw in his carpenter workshop, with two gaping and...
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| author | M. Zribi W. Ben Amar S. Bardaa Z. Hammami S. Maatoug |
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| description | Suicide by power saws (bland, chain, circular or router saw) are an extreme exception. A few case reports are published in forensic literature regarding it. We report the case of a 30-year-old carpenter found dead lying on the floor next to a router saw in his carpenter workshop, with two gaping and deep wounds in his head. We summarize the findings of the death scene examination, the forensic autopsy, and the world literature concerning suicide committed with power saws. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0029499f7d3d4402a5f637677210cdf82022-12-21T23:10:37ZengSpringerOpenEgyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences2090-536X2015-09-015312612810.1016/j.ejfs.2014.08.002Unusual suicide by electric saw: A case reportM. ZribiW. Ben AmarS. BardaaZ. HammamiS. MaatougSuicide by power saws (bland, chain, circular or router saw) are an extreme exception. A few case reports are published in forensic literature regarding it. We report the case of a 30-year-old carpenter found dead lying on the floor next to a router saw in his carpenter workshop, with two gaping and deep wounds in his head. We summarize the findings of the death scene examination, the forensic autopsy, and the world literature concerning suicide committed with power saws.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090536X14000549SuicideRouter sawSkull injuriesForensic autopsy |
| spellingShingle | M. Zribi W. Ben Amar S. Bardaa Z. Hammami S. Maatoug Unusual suicide by electric saw: A case report Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences Suicide Router saw Skull injuries Forensic autopsy |
| title | Unusual suicide by electric saw: A case report |
| title_full | Unusual suicide by electric saw: A case report |
| title_fullStr | Unusual suicide by electric saw: A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unusual suicide by electric saw: A case report |
| title_short | Unusual suicide by electric saw: A case report |
| title_sort | unusual suicide by electric saw a case report |
| topic | Suicide Router saw Skull injuries Forensic autopsy |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090536X14000549 |
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