Atypical Ligature Mark of Hanging Mimicking Ligature Strangulation: A Case Study
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https://doi.org/10.48165/Keywords:
Hanging, Ligature mark, Atypical, Strangulation, Post-mortemAbstract
A male person aged about 23 years, resident of local area of Kakinada East Godavari district, committed suicide by hanging in his room with the help of white knitted cotton rope from a ceiling fan on 05/11/2012. On receiving the information, police people went to the scene of crime and observed no foul play. The body was send to the mortuary of Rangaraya Medical College, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh for the post-mortem examination on 06/11/2012 at 5:00 am. Post-mortem examination conducted on 06/11/2012 at 10:00 am. During the post-mortem examination, ligature mark was observed around the neck. No other external injuries and internal injuries were found except ligature mark. This ligature mark was unusual in appearance with multiple marks, which mimic the strangulation by ligature even though it is case of suicidal hanging. This unusual appearance of ligature mark is due to application of ligature material in multiple rows by the deceased.
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