Dyadic suicide. A case study.
A young married couple committed suicide by hanging, using an unusual arrangement in which the weight of the other partner's body was essential in successfully completing the suicide. Suicide pacts are unusual and the following case history illustrates features that are somewhat atypical, even considering the infrequent nature of such events.
Avis
S P
SP
Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada.
Hutton
C J
CJ
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D013405:Suicide / Q000145:classification*