Suicidal attempt with a handsaw.
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.
Betz
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Department of Legal Medicine, University of Munich, Germany.
Eisenmenger
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D001344:Autopsy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications; D013405:Suicide; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000473:pathology*