title: Examination and significance of 'tied up' dead bodies.
abstract: Examination of dead bodies found with parts of the body tied or bound can pose a real problem for the investigators in that it may not be possible to differentiate between suicide, homicide or accidental death. This article reports five such cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, King Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Elfawal
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Higazi