[hermantheshocker]

South Korea. A 71-year-old man weighing 75 kg (165 lbs) jumped from the bridge of 6 m (19.7 ft) in height from the ground using a 4.5 m (14.7 ft) and 0.9 cm (0.35") thick nylon rope with a running noose. The lower end of the rope was hanged 2.5 m (8.2 ft) from the ground. The decapitated body was found on the ground in a pool of blood. The head was 1 m (3.3 ft) apart from the body. The neck had a sharply demarcated circumferential band-like ligature mark with twisted diagonal lacerated margins. The man had a history of depression and left a suicide note.


Fig.1 The death scene shows a lower end of the ligature in a bridge railing, 2.5 meters above the ground.


Fig.2 The decapitated body lies on the ground in supine position with blood pattern of pumped arterial bleeding.


Fig.3 Head shows sharp demarcated, circumferential band-like abrasion & skin laceration between the left ear and midline of the posterior neck, suggestive of the suspension point.

From the police investigation and death scene investigation, the case was determined as a suicidal hanging although an autopsy was not performed. Decapitation is a complication of extreme rarity in the event of a suicidal hanging and is always related to a drop of several meters with a poorly extensible line used as the hanging ligature. Suicide in South Korea is the 10th highest in the world according to the World Health Organization, as well as the second-highest suicide rate in the OECD after Lithuania. In 2012, suicide was the fourth-highest cause of death among South Koreans.


Fig.4 The fragment of the skin tissue is shown in the running noose of the nylon ligature.


Fig.5 A band-like neck abrasion shows twisted, diagonal lacerated margins.


Fig.6 Cut spinal cord with fractured cervical spine, posteriorly and cut surfaces of the esophagus and trachea, anteriorly, at the upper level of the thyroid cartilage.

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[SimoneFlen']

Excellent thread, mate, thank you.

[Lrrr]

Oh man, what a treat! These idiots usually don't give enough slack and end up strangling themselves...it's always nice when you see someone over-correct with too much slack

[Watcher===]

Well the suicide attempt worked at least. With all that arterial bleeding and that apparent 7-second 'rule', it's really freaky to think that body was still briefly 'operational' when the pieces hit the ground.

Incredible pictures. Thanks for posting.

[K53]

If he desired to commit suicide, he was a complete success

[Caf002]

Great post, Herman!

[Tracy210t]

Mission accomplished!

Great thread

[philovan]

Originally Posted by Watcher=== ↗

Well the suicide attempt worked at least. With all that arterial bleeding and that apparent 7-second 'rule', it's really freaky to think that body was still briefly 'operational' when the pieces hit the ground.

Incredible pictures. Thanks for posting.

The brain was still, briefly, operational. The body not so much.

[peachpie]

I’m actually kind of surprised it’s that rare.

[Brainplague]

Originally Posted by peachpie ↗

I’m actually kind of surprised it’s that rare.

Same here. I guess most people go for the "short hop & strangle" than the proverbial "long drop, yank your head off" method. At least it was quick.