Suicide by suffocation with a plastic bag.
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.
Tennakoon
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Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Jayawardena
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D001237:Asphyxia / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010969:Plastics; D013188:Sri Lanka; D013405:Suicide
D010969:Plastics