Unusual case of suicide by hanging from the cab door of a MAN truck

Lavrukova O.S.; Polyakov A.Yu.; Kuznetsova E.L.; Popov V.L.

doi:https://doi.org/10.17116/sudmed20216402140

Lavrukova O.S.

Petrozavodsk State University

ORCID: 0000-0003-0620-9406

Polyakov A.Yu.

Bureau of Forensic Examination

ORCID: 0000-0003-0067-8850

Kuznetsova E.L.

Forensic Medical Expertise Bureau of the Moscow region

Popov V.L.

Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University

ORCID: 0000-0001-7058-9541

Unusual case of suicide by hanging from the cab door of a MAN truck

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Lavrukova O.S., Polyakov A.Yu., Kuznetsova E.L., Popov V.L.

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Journal: Forensic Medical Expertise. 2021;64(2): 40‑42

DOI: 10.17116/sudmed20216402140

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Lavrukova OS, Polyakov AYu, Kuznetsova EL, Popov VL. Unusual case of suicide by hanging from the cab door of a MAN truck. Forensic Medical Expertise. 2021;64(2):40‑42. (In Russ.)
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Abstract:

An unusual case of suicide by hanging on the door inside the cab of a truck (truck) «MAN» is presented: the neck is squeezed between the edge of the movable glass and the edge of the frame of the car door from the driver’s seat. The above observation supplements the existing variants about the possibility of hanging with a kind of one-sided open «loop».

Keywords:

forensic medical examination

suicide

mechanical asphyxia

casuistic plot

Authors:

Lavrukova O.S.

Petrozavodsk State University

ORCID: 0000-0003-0620-9406

Polyakov A.Yu.

Bureau of Forensic Examination

ORCID: 0000-0003-0067-8850

Kuznetsova E.L.

Forensic Medical Expertise Bureau of the Moscow region

Popov V.L.

Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University

ORCID: 0000-0001-7058-9541

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12.10.2020

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28.10.2020

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