title: Forensic and psychiatric aspects of joint suicide with carbon monoxide.
abstract: A case of joint suicide of a young woman and man who became acquainted in a suicide web forum and used this platform to make an appointment to commit suicide together is described. During their investigation, police were able to reconstruct the events by analysing the computer of the deceased women which was also found with the bodies. An indoor charcoal burning unit was used to release carbon monoxide as the method of suicide.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Basel, Pestalozzistr 22, 4056 Basel, Switzerland. partick.laberke@bs.ch
authors.forename: Patrick Johannes
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Laberke
authors.forename: Horst
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bock
authors.forename: Volker
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dittmann
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hausmann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000662:Amphetamines / Q000097:blood; D002248:Carbon Monoxide / Q000097:blood; D002249:Carbon Monoxide Poisoning; D002606:Charcoal; D005260:Female; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D013405:Suicide; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000662:Amphetamines; D002606:Charcoal; D002248:Carbon Monoxide