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An Unusual Method of Suicide: Cable Ties
1From the Office of the Medical Investigator, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.
The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology
|June 13, 2020
Summary
Suicide by cable tie strangulation is rare but may increase with rising suicide rates. Thorough scene and autopsy investigations are crucial for accurate death certification.
Area of Science:
- Forensic Pathology
- Toxicology
Background:
- Suicidal ligature strangulation is uncommon, with hanging and homicide being more frequent.
- Atypical ligature use in suicides may rise alongside increasing national suicide rates.
