title: Simulation of an assault with self-tying and vaginal insertion of metal objects.
abstract: Report on a recent case, in which a 28-year-old woman was found tied in her flat by her son who called the police. When the police arrived, the woman was lying on the floor fully conscious. The face and upper chest, the arms and legs were wrapped with broad adhesive tape. After the police had cut the tapes, she stated that she had been attacked by two men who demanded a large amount of money and made her unconscious by pressing a strange smelling cloth against her mouth. In the course of the gynaecological examination, several teaspoons and pieces of jewellery were found in her vagina. Neither the genital region nor the other parts of the body showed any injuries. When she was confronted with the results of the medicolegal examination, she admitted self-infliction for the purpose of simulating an offence.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Legal Medicine, Freiburg University Medical Center, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nadjem
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pollak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D008192:Deception; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000473:pathology; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008306:Malingering; D011902:Rape; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior; D014621:Vagina / Q000473:pathology*