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Suicide note written on the forearm using a sharp pointed object
Chittaranjan Behera1, Ravi Rautji2, Ramesh Pratap Anuragi1
11 Department of Forensic Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Abstract:
Suicide notes are generally written on readily available materials, such as paper, notebook, wall or mirror by means of pen, pencil, marker or chalk. They can also be communicated by telephone, text messages, internet and digital media. A case has been reported where a note was written with henna. Suicide notes written on one's body are uncommon, and notes engraved on the body with a sharp metallic object are extremely rare. We present two cases where a sharp pointed metallic object was used to write suicide notes on the body.
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