[hermantheshocker]

Bahrain. A 39-year-old unemployed male was found with a neck laceration in his house, a small knife was found near his body, the autopsy showed a cut-throat injury almost completely encircling the neck. Multiple superficial wounds were found in the proximity and parallel to the large incised wound in the front and back of the neck suggesting that they were hesitation marks. A stab wound was found directly medial to the left nipple. The final report was based on death scene investigation, autopsy findings, and forensic laboratory results concluding that the death was suicidal in nature.


Fig.1 The body positioned in death scene.


Fig.2 The death scene.

His family members were questioned, and they stated that the deceased was a psychiatric patient who was treated in a psychiatric hospital as a patient of severe depression. He was usually alone and the previous night he entered his room and locked the door. In the morning the family members knocked on the door with no response so they used force to open the door and upon entry, they found the person lying on the floor gasping for air, his neck was cut, they thought that he cut his neck using a knife. Emergency rescue paramedics were called on the site but upon arrival declared him dead on arrival at the scene.


Fig.3 Forced entry signs on the room door, and the knife used for the suicide.

The house where the incident occurred was a two-story building in which multiple family members lived (father and mother lived on the first floor and other family members with their siblings were living on the second floor, the deceased was found lying in the middle of his room (room consisted of a king-size bed, a closet, an office desk, and a chair) and close to him was a knife. Its full length was 21cm with a single metal blade 11cm long and a red plastic handle 10 cm long. Suspect blood-stains were found on the blade and handle.


Fig.4 The pattern and course of the incised wound in the neck showing the hesitation marks.


Fig.5 The gaping incised wound.

The room was found untidy mostly due to personal carelessness and the room door showed signs of forced entry, other doors and windows in the room were locked from inside, and no signs of forced entry was seen. The carpet under the body was soaked with blood and no blood spatter was found in any area of the room. Furthermore, the blood-stains seen on the furniture in close proximity to the body were from hands (most probably those of the deceased). Crime scene investigators observed the difficulty for any stranger to enter the house and reach the deceased’s room without being noticed due to the number of people living in the house and the design of the house. No suicidal notes or personal diaries related to the deceased were found upon searching the room. Two medication packs prescribed by the psychiatric hospital to the deceased were found at the site.


Fig.6 The spared carotid sheath within the cut throat injury.


Fig.7 The spared carotid sheath within the cut throat injury on the other side of the neck.

Evidence was collected from the crime scene: medication packs, a red sharp knife 21 cm long, and blood spots from different areas in the victim’s room (the room toilet door, chair, wall, room door, and deceased mobile phone), all the evidence collected was sealed and sent to the forensic laboratories for further investigation. Upon examination, the deceased was wearing black shorts and boxers, without tear in the material. A cut-throat injury almost completely encircled the neck (a small area in the posterior left side of the neck was spared from the injury of length:5cm). The wound although it was a clear gaping incised wound, its course around the neck was irregular suggesting that it was multiple deep cut wounds connected to each other to form a single large cut wound encircling the neck, the wound lay just below the posterior hairline directly passing under both angles of the lower jaw.


Fig.8 The stab wound found on the chest during autopsy.

Multiple superficial wounds were found in close proximity and parallel to the large incised wound in the front and back of the neck suggesting that they are hesitation marks. The incised wound was deep and included skin, superficial fascia, neck muscles, and also upper anterior part of the larynx while sparing the common carotid and internal jugular arteries. A stab wound 2.5 cm long was found directly medial to the left nipple and it passed through the fourth left intercostal space to the mediastinum without causing any injury to the heart or lungs or vessels in the area. Two superficial cut wounds 1 cm long were found on the posterior aspect of the left index and middle finger. The examination also revealed that the internal organs in the body were pale which indicates that the deceased had bled to death. Postmortem blood and urine samples revealed the presence of Mirtazapine (anti-depressant drug) and Diazepam (anti-anxiety drug).

The victim in this case, as shown from the history taken, was an unemployed male suffering from a psychiatric illness (severe depression) and was under medication and even though he lived with his family, he was considered a loner and isolated as he was not married and lived in a separate room. According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, suicide most often occurs when stress and health issues dominate to create an element of hopelessness and despair. Depression is the most common condition associated with suicide. Other risk factors and warning signs that also can affect are relationship problems, isolation, and unemployment. The death scene initial findings were suggesting the suicidal scenario as the room was locked from the inside, not easily accessible by strangers, and the victim’s clothes were intact without tearing indicating a struggle. The manner of death was established as a suicide.

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[K53]

Sure found a hard way to bleed to death.

[RogerSmithLikesDrugs]

Yippee kye yay mother fucker

[HYPRTCKR]

~ This guy wanted to end his life but didn't know just how to do it.
~ The hesitation marks were meant to measure how painful it would be to kill himself.
~ In the end he chose the easiest & quickest way to die, cut the carotid arteries on either side of the neck, which are both the main blood supply to the head.
He then went overboard with it, out of overall frustration & anger, at not being able to help himself & others not being able to help him.

[LittleNightmare]

Excellent post! Thanks

[CreepyDeathShrine]

It's almost as if he was trying to cut his own head off. Well, I guess he failed. Maybe a bigger knife next time!

[Karma]

Holy shit. That takes some dedication!
Wow.
Thanks Herman.

[Father Ted]

Could they not have saved him? Some CPR and blow then his neck hole.. worth a try.. you ain't dead until you can prove it in writing..

[Caf002]

He was one determined guy to get the job done!

[Spiffyfable]

Effective... a bit overkill, but Effective