title: Suicide pact by hanging: a case report.
abstract: A suicide pact is an agreement between two people to end their lives. The presence of an over-dependent relationship and a threat to the maintenance of closeness are strongly associated with the attempt. We present a case of a suicide pact where a 19-year-old female and a 20-year-old male who were lovers committed suicide by hanging because of opposition to their marriage from the family members.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore - 575001, Karnataka, India. rastogiprateek@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Prateek
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rastogi
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Nagesh