Suicidal decapitation by guillotine: case report |
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Authors: | Shorrock Kenneth |
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Affiliation: | Forensic Pathology, University of Sheffield, The Medicolegal Centre, Sheffield, UK. K.Shorrock@sheffield.ac.uk |
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Abstract: | A recently widowed man constructed a guillotine in the entrance to his cellar, having previously announced his intention to decapitate himself. A neighbor who saw the device from her house alerted the police. The deceased was found completely decapitated, still holding a pair of pliers that he had used to activate the mechanism. The findings of the resulting investigation are described, and the mechanism of suicidal decapitation is reviewed. |
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