A case of complex suicide: Self-electrocution

Tarik Ulucay; M. Sunay Yavuz; M. Ziya Kir; Yildiray Zeyfeoglu; İlknur Kahraman; Faruk Aydin; Gonca Tatar; Mustafa Dalgic; Gonca Piskin Kesici

doi:10.17546/msd.54582

A case of complex suicide: Self-electrocution

Year 2014, Volume: 1 Issue: 2, 61 - 63, 01.06.2014

Tarik Ulucay M. Sunay Yavuz M. Ziya Kir Yildiray Zeyfeoglu İlknur Kahraman Faruk Aydin Gonca Tatar Mustafa Dalgic Gonca Piskin Kesici

Abstract

A 57-year-old man was found at his home by his neighbor. The body of the victim was lying on the right side of the door. A copper wire, whose plastic parts were untied, and surrounded the left and right hand palmar and dorsal faces. The wire was connected by an extension to an electric socket in the room. There was blood and toilet paper around the left hand wrist. Suicide note was found on the taboret

Keywords

Self Electrocution , Suicide

References

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A case of complex suicide: Self-electrocution

Year 2014, Volume: 1 Issue: 2, 61 - 63, 01.06.2014

Tarik Ulucay M. Sunay Yavuz M. Ziya Kir Yildiray Zeyfeoglu İlknur Kahraman Faruk Aydin Gonca Tatar Mustafa Dalgic Gonca Piskin Kesici

Abstract

References

Turk EE, Anders S, Tsokos M. Planned complex suicide. Report of two autopsy cases of suicidal shot injury and subsequent self- immolation. Forensic science international. 2004;139(1):35-8.
Shkrum MJ, Johnston KA. Fire and suicide: a three-year study of self-immolation 1992;37(1):208-21. of forensic sciences.
Jayanth SH, Girish Chandra YP, Hugar BS, Kainoor S. Secondary combined suicide pact. Journal of forensic and legal medicine. 2014;23:76-9.
Altun G. Planned complex suicide: report of three cases. Forensic science international. 2006;157(2-3):83-6.
Wick R, Gilbert JD, Simpson E, Byard RW. Fatal electrocution in adults--a 30-year study. Medicine, science, and the law. 2006;46(2):166-72.
Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and
reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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Primary Language	English
Authors	Tarik Ulucay This is me M. Sunay Yavuz This is me M. Ziya Kir This is me Yildiray Zeyfeoglu This is me İlknur Kahraman This is me Faruk Aydin This is me Gonca Tatar This is me Mustafa Dalgic This is me Gonca Piskin Kesici This is me
Publication Date	June 1, 2014
Published in Issue	Year 2014 Volume: 1 Issue: 2

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APA	Ulucay, T., Yavuz, M. S., Kir, M. Z., … Zeyfeoglu, Y. (2014). A case of complex suicide: Self-electrocution. Medical Science and Discovery, 1(2), 61-63. https://doi.org/10.17546/msd.54582
AMA	Ulucay T, Yavuz MS, Kir MZ, et al. A case of complex suicide: Self-electrocution. Med Sci Discov. June 2014;1(2):61-63. doi:10.17546/msd.54582
Chicago	Ulucay, Tarik, M. Sunay Yavuz, M. Ziya Kir, Yildiray Zeyfeoglu, İlknur Kahraman, Faruk Aydin, Gonca Tatar, Mustafa Dalgic, and Gonca Piskin Kesici. “A Case of Complex Suicide: Self-Electrocution”. Medical Science and Discovery 1, no. 2 (June 2014): 61-63. https://doi.org/10.17546/msd.54582.
EndNote	Ulucay T, Yavuz MS, Kir MZ, Zeyfeoglu Y, Kahraman İ, Aydin F, Tatar G, Dalgic M, Kesici GP (June 1, 2014) A case of complex suicide: Self-electrocution. Medical Science and Discovery 1 2 61–63.
IEEE	T. Ulucay, M. S. Yavuz, M. Z. Kir, Y. Zeyfeoglu, İ. Kahraman, F. Aydin, G. Tatar, M. Dalgic, and G. P. Kesici, “A case of complex suicide: Self-electrocution”, Med Sci Discov, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 61–63, 2014, doi: 10.17546/msd.54582.
ISNAD	Ulucay, Tarik et al. “A Case of Complex Suicide: Self-Electrocution”. Medical Science and Discovery 1/2 (June2014), 61-63. https://doi.org/10.17546/msd.54582.
JAMA	Ulucay T, Yavuz MS, Kir MZ, Zeyfeoglu Y, Kahraman İ, Aydin F, Tatar G, Dalgic M, Kesici GP. A case of complex suicide: Self-electrocution. Med Sci Discov. 2014;1:61–63.
MLA	Ulucay, Tarik et al. “A Case of Complex Suicide: Self-Electrocution”. Medical Science and Discovery, vol. 1, no. 2, 2014, pp. 61-63, doi:10.17546/msd.54582.
Vancouver	Ulucay T, Yavuz MS, Kir MZ, Zeyfeoglu Y, Kahraman İ, Aydin F, et al. A case of complex suicide: Self-electrocution. Med Sci Discov. 2014;1(2):61-3.