[An unusual case of double death].
The report presents the case of an alleged double homicide or a homicide followed by suicide of a couple, in which the court-ordered autopsy of both victims revealed that the homicide had been committed by the husband immediately before he died himself from cardiac failure. The article gives a short summary of the pathophysiological relations between emotional tension (stress) and physical strain and the effects on the cardiovascular system. The case report describes a homicide by strangulation immediately followed by the perpetuator's death from a natural cause.
Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover.
Knut
K
Albrecht
Dirk
D
Breitmeier
Armin
A
Fieguth
Hans Dieter
HD
Tröger
D001237:Asphyxia / Q000473:pathology*; D001344:Autopsy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D002423:Cause of Death; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000473:pathology*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000473:pathology*; D006708:Homicide / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000473:pathology*; D019838:Neck Injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D013405:Suicide / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*