[hermantheshocker]

Translated from Korean as best as I could.
A 56-year-old man was found dead in the yard of his residence. A chainsaw that was connected to electricity was on the right side of the deceased. A suicide note was found on his mobile phone.


Fig.1 A deep and gaping neck injury involving the anterior and both lateral sides of the neck.


Fig.2 Multiple cogwheel-shaped injuries on the skin.

The deceased had several bruises on the face, accompanied by exfoliation located relatively parallel to the left cheek region and left side of the mouth region, below the mouth region, and above the chin region. A mild burn lesion was observed in the left auricle. No soft tissue bleeding was observed in the nose, cheeks, and chin areas. In the front of the parietal region, two skin excavations were observed, no fractures were seen in the skull, and no damage or disease was observed in the brain parenchyma. In the neck area, it was observed that the neck was cut by a fissure formed over the front and both sides of the neck area.


Fig.3 Multiple parallel abrasions and lacerations on the face.

The fissure progressed relatively horizontally on the right and anterior sides of the neck. Among the wounded areas, both smooth and irregular parts of the skin had a tooth-shaped appearance. Among the wounds, the thyroid cartilage below the vocal cords, esophagus, carotid artery and jugular vein, cervical vertebrae, and spinal cord in the neck region was completely amputated in the soft tissue and internal organs, which are deeper injuries than the skin. Most of the findings were consistent except for the area where some skin and soft tissue loss occurred, and soft tissue bleeding was accompanied by soft tissue bleeding around the injured area.


Fig.4 Thyroid cartilage.


Fig.5 Carotid artery.

White liquid content with a chemical odor was confirmed in the gastric contents. In drug and poison tests using blood and gastric contents, highly toxic neonicotinoid insecticide, moderately toxic phenoxy carboxylic acid herbicide, and low toxic glycine derivative Herbicide components were detected. The final cause of death was judged to be an injury to the neck from a chainsaw.


Fig.6 Chainsaw (top) found by the deceased body and the chainsaw’s teeth (bottom).

A chainsaw (or chain saw) is a portable gasoline-, electric-, or battery-powered saw. According to the shape and size, it can be classified into a circular cutter, a circular saw, and an electric chainsaw, and is widely used for logging, industrial sites. The use of a saw as a tool for suicide is rare, and there are only a few case reports in the field of forensic medicine. Commonly, the damaged area is the skin injury first contacted by the saw blade of the chainsaw and the soft tissue injury located directly below it.

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[SimoneFlen']

Jesus, what a choice to off yourself with!

Great thread, thank you.

[v1r]

Amazing thanks for sharing yet again herman! needs more chainsaw content.

[lovelylucinda]

Makes me shudder.. How do you follow through with cutting your own head offtakes real determination.. I get a paper cut and im like holy hell fire the pain the pain

[William May]

Originally Posted by lovelylucinda ↗

Makes me shudder.. How do you follow through with cutting your own head offtakes real determination.. I get a paper cut and im like holy hell fire the pain the pain

Well, it's probably not so bad after you get through the first 4-6"

[lovelylucinda]

Originally Posted by William May ↗

Well, it's probably not so bad after you get through the first 4-6"

but to even get past that point takes sheer force and willpower gotta be easier ways to end things... After the first cut I'd be like fuck that shit I want to live

[Brainplague]

Originally Posted by lovelylucinda ↗

but to even get past that point takes sheer force and willpower gotta be easier ways to end things... After the first cut I'd be like fuck that shit I want to live

Not a shrink or anything, but the pain of mental illness is enough to push anyone to have the intestinal fortitude to off themselves, even with a chain saw.

[lovelylucinda]

Originally Posted by Brainplague ↗

Not a shrink or anything, but the pain of mental illness is enough to push anyone to have the intestinal fortitude to off themselves, even with a chain saw.

Very true I worked in a psychiatric hospital for a few years seen it all. There was one patient we had very sweet quiet woman had lovely family and kids but just didn't want to live.. She ended up tying a plastic bag around her head and suffer ates herself.. The sheer willpower not to just rip it open to take a breath

[m4rchu5n00by]

Ouch

[rambbb]

he wasn’t fucking around!