An unusual case of suicide by broken glass pierced through the buttocks: a case report.
Suicidal stabbing to the back and buttocks is very unusual due to the limited accessibility of that region to the victim's hand. The following case report describes a 38-year-old man, known for depression and suicidal ideation, who was found deceased in his home after tearing his right internal iliac artery by stabbing himself through the buttock with a piece of glass from a broken beer bottle. The literature on suicidal stabbing, particularly focusing on the type of weapon and localisation of wounds, is reviewed.
Sauvageau
Anny
A
Laboratoire de Sciences Judiciaires et de Médecine Légale, Edifice Wilfrid-Derome 1701, Parthenais street, 12th floor, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2K 3S7. a.sauvageau@msp.gouv.qc.ca
Yesovitch
Rose
R
Racette
Stéphanie
S
D000328:Adult; D002081:Buttocks / Q000293:injuries*; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D005898:Glass; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D008297:Male; D013405:Suicide; D014951:Wounds, Stab