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Suicidal attempt with a handsaw

P Betz1, W Eisenmenger

  • 1Department of Legal Medicine, University of Munich, Germany.

Medicine, Science, and the Law
|January 7, 1998
PubMed
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A case study details a fatal self-inflicted injury in a 54-year-old male with chronic schizophrenia. The individual sustained multiple stab wounds, primarily to the neck, from a screwdriver and a handsaw.

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Area of Science:

  • Forensic Pathology
  • Psychiatry

Background:

  • Chronic schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder.
  • Self-inflicted injuries can present with complex wound patterns.