A medico-legal consult is frequently required in a clinical context in order to assess the eventual compatibility of specific wounds with a self- or hetero-infliction. Accordingly, the case of a 52-year-old man with a single, penetrating stab wound of the neck, reported as self-inflicted, is here presented. The forensic aspects, taken into account in order to determine the self- or hetero-infliction nature of the wound, are further discussed and compared to cases described in the literature.

Stassi C, Mondello C, Baldino G, Benedetto F, La Corte F, Salamone I, et al. (2020). Unusual attempted suicide or covered attempted homicide? A neck stabbing case report and review of literature. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LEGAL MEDICINE [10.1007/s00414-020-02379-w].

Unusual attempted suicide or covered attempted homicide? A neck stabbing case report and review of literature

Stassi C
Writing – Original Draft Preparation
;
Baldino G
Writing – Original Draft Preparation
;
Ventura Spagnolo E
Supervision
2020-01-01

Abstract

A medico-legal consult is frequently required in a clinical context in order to assess the eventual compatibility of specific wounds with a self- or hetero-infliction. Accordingly, the case of a 52-year-old man with a single, penetrating stab wound of the neck, reported as self-inflicted, is here presented. The forensic aspects, taken into account in order to determine the self- or hetero-infliction nature of the wound, are further discussed and compared to cases described in the literature.
2020
Settore MED/43 - Medicina Legale
Stassi C, Mondello C, Baldino G, Benedetto F, La Corte F, Salamone I, et al. (2020). Unusual attempted suicide or covered attempted homicide? A neck stabbing case report and review of literature. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LEGAL MEDICINE [10.1007/s00414-020-02379-w].
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