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Re: Suicide by Homemade Guillotine
Sorry for resurrecting an old thread... but this is the relevant info that goes along with the photos: This study reports the analysis of a suicide committed by a 31‐year‐old man with a self‐fabricated cutting tool strongly resembling the original guillotine (used in executions!) A decapitated corpse of a 31‐year‐old man was discovered in an attic of a family residence.The headless body was situated in the kneeling position on a wooden floor. The separated head was fixed in a metal clamp holder in front of the metal frame of the guillotine and the torso. A medical examiner at the place of death determined external blood loss as the primary cause of the victim’s death. According to the anamnesis, the victim had been suffering from feelings of danger and paranoia for several months. The guillotine was placed on a wooden beam. Dimensions of the guillotine frame were 250 × 50 cm. The construction of the guillotine was very interesting and sophisticated. The guillotine‐like heavy blade with additional metal weight (20 kg) was placed into large, upright metal guides. The blade was a sheet of steel plate that was sharpened on one edge. The movement of the blade was controlled by the frame rails. The movement of the blade was possible only because of its own gravity. The cutting steel blade was triggered by a tensioned rubber band after releasing the safety catch. The victim’s blood alcohol level was determined as 5.21g/kg while the urine alcohol level was 2.25g/kg. Other toxicological investigations were negative. Cause of death was decapitation, and the manner of death was determined to be suicide. The victim repeatedly reported his suicidal intentions to his relatives. An extensive investigation could not support any third‐party participation. There has been only one case published in medico‐legal literature of complete suicidal decapitation by a homemade guillotine. The described case is unique because of a sophisticated design and a self‐assembly of the guillotine, and to the fact that the use of the guillotine led to a complete decapitation. source: Journal of Forensic Sciences - Suicidal Decapitation by Guillotine: Case Report and Review of the Literature |
