A case of suicidal ligature strangulation

Accidental ligature strangulation due to electric grinder

“…6,7 Suicide by strangulation though rare, various workers have also reported few cases. 8,9 Although accidental strangulation have been described involving various types of machinery including motor vehicles, industrial machinery, cycle rickshaw and even house hold objects such as drapery cords, to the best of our knowledge this is the first case of ligature strangulation resulting from the use of an house hold electric grinder.…”

Self‐Strangulation Turning into Partial Hanging for a Suicide Victim

“…Suicide by self‐strangulation is unusual but not rare. Case reports and case series have been published in the scientific literature . Our case is an interesting case of suicide by self‐strangulation, which culminated into partial hanging due to a unique mechanism used for the process.…”

“…Analysis of various case reports and case series published on self‐strangulation indicates that the victims of these types of suicide are predominantly male and are above 30 years of age. The ligature used in these cases are a twin, cable tie, hemp rope, scarf, fabric belt, a sleeve of a shirt, nylon rope, dressing gown cord, underpants elastic, telephone wire, pantyhose, wire cloth hanger, rubber band, shoelace, elastic gymnastic bands and waist belt.…”

An Uncommon Suicide Method: Self-Strangulation

“…The pressure on the neck by the nylon rope resulted in the classic sign of strangulation congestion of the face, petechiae at the level of the subconjunctiva, and pleural and pericardiac serosa, as well as nonspecific signs of asphyxia. (1,2,3,4,5,6). On the other hand in some cases it was reported that the response to the compression of the neck causes rapid death from cardiac arrest caused by vagal inhibition, which prevents development the signs of stasis and increased blood pressure could (10).…”

“…Self-strangulation for committing suicide by the use of ligature is admittedly rare (1,2,3,4,5,6,7). The act of self-strangulation must be distinguished from homicide because it is believed to be impossible to perform this act without assistance.…”