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Ligature mark on the face - forensic implications.

Tanuj Kanchan¹, Y P Raghavendra Babu², Alok Atreya³

¹Department of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore (A Constituent College of Manipal University), India.

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|March 13, 2016

Summary

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Unusual ligature marks on the face in hanging deaths can obscure the cause and manner of death. This rare finding necessitates careful medico-legal investigation to determine the circumstances accurately.

Keywords:

Hanging face ligature mark suicide

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Forensic Pathology
Medical Toxicology

Background:

Determining cause and manner of death in hanging and strangulation cases relies on analyzing ligature marks, knot types, and neck injuries.
Standard forensic analysis focuses on ligature marks typically found on the neck structures.

Observation:

Two cases of suicidal hanging presented with atypical ligature placement.
A rare phenomenon of ligature marks observed on the face was noted in both cases.

Findings:

The unusual facial ligature marks complicated the standard interpretation of the cause and manner of death.
The positioning of the ligature mark on the face is an uncommon and infrequently documented occurrence in forensic literature.

Implications:

The presence of facial ligature marks has significant medico-legal implications, potentially raising questions about the circumstances of death.
These findings highlight the importance of thorough examination in cases with atypical injury patterns to ensure accurate forensic conclusions.