title: Suicide by sharp instruments: a case of harakiri.
abstract: A case of suicide by harakiri is described. The position of the subject, the absence of the shirt and the abdominal L-shape cut agreed well with the formal procedure of harakiri. The characteristics of the stab wounds present on the right-hand side of the neck confirmed the assumption of self-infliction and excluded, from a legal point of view, murder by consent.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Medicina Legale e delle Assicurazioni, Università di Roma La Sapienza, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moriani
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cecchi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cipolloni
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019838:Neck Injuries; D013405:Suicide; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000473:pathology*