Suicidal ligature strangulation utilizing doubled cable ties - A case report
The Botswana Police Pathology unit records show that a total of 368 cases of suicide were reported between 2016 and 2019. A total of 367 of these cases were suicide by hanging while only 1 was of suicide by self-strangulation. Literature shows that suicidal ligature self-strangulation is uncommon an...
Main Authors: | Shathani Mugoma, Gothatamang Norma Phokedi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-12-01
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Series: | Forensic Science International: Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665910720300475 |
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