Disparities in Postmortem Changes Leading to Suspicion of Manner of Death in a Dyadic Suicide Pact: A Case Report

Abstract

Dyadic deaths are deaths occurring at the same time or one after another involving two or more people. It may be broadly described as homicide-suicide or suicide-suicide. we hereby describe a case of dyadic death involving a boy and a girl, both died by suicidal hanging. However history of the incident and different autopsy findings of both bodies raised suspicion of some foul play. The autopsy was performed in a tertiary care center by forensic experts and after meticulous autopsy it was clear that it was case of suicidal pact by the girl and boy resulting from failed love affair and strict opposition by both the families. Keywords: Suicide, Dyadic Death, Hanging, Pact.