title: Suicide by suffocation with a plastic bag.
abstract: Death by suffocation using a plastic bag has not been recorded in Sri Lanka. We report such a case here. Findings at the scene, the history, and autopsy and laboratory investigations assisted in arriving at the conclusion of suicide.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: U A
authors.initials: UA
authors.lastname: Tennakoon
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jayawardena
mesh_terms: D001237:Asphyxia / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010969:Plastics; D013188:Sri Lanka; D013405:Suicide
chemical_list: D010969:Plastics