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11-21-2012, 01:03 PM
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Bandsaw And Chainsaw Suicides
Suicides with chain saws and circular saws are extreme exceptions, in particular with regard to females and concerning the neck region. We report two of such rare cases involving young women. CASE 1 A 30-year-old female with a known schizoaffective psychosis killed herself with an electric chain saw. The autopsy revealed a deep saw cut of the neck and shoulder with partial transection of the cervical spine. Several tentative saw cuts were present on the right lower jaw. ![]() Case 1: Death scene with chain saw in the kitchen. ![]() Case 1: Deep neck injury by chain saw, tentative injuries on right lower jaw, dissection of larynx/trachea and great vessels. Case 1: Deep neck injury by chain saw with partial transection of cervical spine revealed at autopsy. CASE 2 A 29-year-old woman suffering from depression committed suicide by use of a circular saw. She inflicted herself fatal neck injuries with at least three separate cutting procedures. ![]() Case 2: Death scene with circular saw in the cellar. ![]() Case 2: Neck injuries of the right side with at least three cutting procedures. The cases were characterized by the following features: female sex, young adulthood, no occupational experience with saws, psychiatric disorders, absence of alcohol or drugs, use of an aggressive method of suicide, focus of saw injuries on the right side of the neck, detection of tentative saw cuts or several trials, identical causes of death (exsanguination [blood loss] and blood aspiration). |
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11-21-2012, 01:54 PM
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Re: Bandsaw And Chainsaw Suicides
I guess everyone expects a dude to go by way of chainsaw because hey, guys love gore! But when a young girl does it, you have to wonder what drove them to want to die as violently as that. |