TY - JOUR
T1 - Ligature mark on the face - forensic implications
AU - Kanchan, Tanuj
AU - Raghavendra Babu, Y. P.
AU - Atreya, Alok
AU - Acharya, Jenash
PY - 2016/9/1
Y1 - 2016/9/1
N2 - In deaths due to hanging and strangulation, the position, course and direction of the ligature mark, the kind of knot used and injuries to the neck structures help in deducing the cause and manner of death. Two cases of suicidal hanging are reported where the unusual positioning of ligature and presence of the ligature mark on the face raise doubts concerning the circumstances of death. The presence of a ligature mark on the face is an unusual and rarely reported phenomenon that can have serious medico-legal implications.
AB - In deaths due to hanging and strangulation, the position, course and direction of the ligature mark, the kind of knot used and injuries to the neck structures help in deducing the cause and manner of death. Two cases of suicidal hanging are reported where the unusual positioning of ligature and presence of the ligature mark on the face raise doubts concerning the circumstances of death. The presence of a ligature mark on the face is an unusual and rarely reported phenomenon that can have serious medico-legal implications.
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U2 - 10.1177/0025817216630658
DO - 10.1177/0025817216630658
M3 - Article
C2 - 26968980
AN - SCOPUS:85021849345
SN - 0025-8172
VL - 84
SP - 138
EP - 141
JO - Medico-Legal Journal
JF - Medico-Legal Journal
IS - 3
ER -
