Successful suicide by insulin injection in a non-diabetic.
We report the death of a young female non-diabetic after self-administration of insulin which led to the trial and conviction of her partner, who was himself an insulin-dependent diabetic. This brings out particular lessons for the pathologist in view of the rarity of such deaths, emphasizes the importance of careful laboratory analysis and illustrates a number of interesting legal points.
Beastall
G H
GH
Department of Biochemistry, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow.
Gibson
I H
IH
Martin
J
J
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D007328:Insulin / Q000506:poisoning*; D013405:Suicide; D006113:United Kingdom
D007328:Insulin