Self-inflicted gunshot wound mimicking assault: a rare variant of factitious disorder.
This paper presents the case of 52-year-old man who died in an attempt to prove factitious allegations of persecution. To the best of our knowledge, there are no other reported cases of a self-inflicted, long-distance gunshot injury causing death. We discuss other cases of crime-scene "staging" and review the literature on factitious disorders and malingering in our search for motive, and stress again the importance of crime scene analysis and investigation of circumstances in determining the manner of death.
Gips
Hadas
H
The National Center of Forensic Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel. hadas.gips@forensic.health.gov.il
Yannai
Uziel
U
Hiss
Jehuda
J
D000059:Accidents; D005162:Factitious Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000293:injuries; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology*