title: [Was "the incredible suicide by axe blows" in reality a homicide?].
abstract: In 1935 the middle-aged wife of a farmer was found with several wounds in her head, originating from blows from an axe that was found nearby. The death was accepted as a "most unusual case of suicide" and was reported by Willy Munck in this journal (27:308-318, 1937). The present author, who at that time was a young medical student and dealt with the victim in hospital, was of another opinion but tried in vain to have the case re-considered. On the basis of some original observations, it is suggested that "the unusual suicide" should rightly be considered as a murder case.
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012886:Skull / Q000473:pathology; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000473:pathology*; D013405:Suicide / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000473:pathology*; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: War "der unglaubliche Selbstmord durch Beilhiebe" in Wirklichkeit ein Mord?