An unusual case of suicide by means of a pneumatic hammer. |
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| Authors: | E A De Letter M H Piette |
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| Institution: | Ghent University, Department of Forensic Medicine, Gent, Belgium. |
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| Abstract: | We describe an extraordinary case of a 49-year-old man who committed suicide by using a pneumatic hammer. As an industrial accident was initially assumed, difficulties in determining the manner of death are discussed. In addition, the ability to perform activity and evidence of a protracted agony in a situation of extensive cerebral destruction are considered. To our knowledge, no such case of suicide has ever been reported. |
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