Concealed homicidal strangulation first discovered at necropsy.
- 1 July 1994
- journal article
- case report
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Clinical Pathology
- Vol. 47 (7) , 679-680
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jcp.47.7.679
Abstract
One adult and one childhood case of concealed homicide by strangulation are presented. Both cases were first recognised on formal neck dissection at necropsy. Neither showed any obvious external trauma to the neck or laryngeal fracture. External petechiae were absent in the child. The pattern of internal injuries in both cases suggested that the likely mechanism was strangulation. Particular care is required in busy routine medicolegal practice in order to detect deaths which are not immediately apparent as asphyxial.Keywords
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