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Mysterious death of student in hostel: A case report and its medico -legal aspect

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Case Report

Author Details : Anil Shandil, Md. Irfan Ali*, Abhinav Abhay, Ashish Ranjan, Suresh Kumar, Dilesh Kumar Verma, Ravi Kumar

Volume : 8, Issue : 2, Year : 2023

Article Page : 77-79

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijfmts.2023.016

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Abstract

Smothering is a form of asphyxia, caused by either closing or blocking the external respiratory orifices i.e. mouth and nose. Deaths from smothering may or may not be accompanied by physical signs of evidence during autopsy depending upon the manner or circumstances making the autopsy surgeon’s task a daunting challenge. A strangulation is a form of violent asphyxia death caused by constriction of air passage at the neck by means of ligature or by any means other than suspension of the body. Suicide by strangulation is rare. In the absence of signs of violence and marks of a struggle, the task becomes more difficult. Here we report one such case of a student staying in a hostel who died in a mysterious circumstance, whose dead body was found lying in a car outside the hostel premises and the manner concluded after studying the injuries tediously in summation with the detailed history of the case and FSL report of visceral chemical analysis, ligature material report and report of the scene of incidence.

Keywords: Smothering, Strangulation, Asphyxia, Suicide, Homicide

How to cite : Shandil A, Ali M I, Abhay A, Ranjan A, Kumar S, Verma D K, Kumar R, Mysterious death of student in hostel: A case report and its medico -legal aspect. IP Int J Forensic Med Toxicol Sci 2023;8(2):77-79

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