title: Suicidal attempt with a handsaw.
abstract: The case of a 54-year-old male suffering chronic schizophrenia is reported. The deceased was found in the workshop of his house lying in a pool of blood. The blood loss was caused by several stab wounds, in particular to the neck, due to the use of a screwdriver. Additionally, two superficial cuts were detected at the front of the neck, with a wave-like course consisting of several linear scratches apparently caused by the teeth of a handsaw found near the corpse.
authors.affiliation: Department of Legal Medicine, University of Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Betz
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Eisenmenger
mesh_terms: D001344:Autopsy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications; D013405:Suicide; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000473:pathology*