title: Ligature mark on the face - forensic implications.
abstract: In deaths due to hanging and strangulation, the position, course and direction of the ligature mark, the kind of knot used and injuries to the neck structures help in deducing the cause and manner of death. Two cases of suicidal hanging are reported where the unusual positioning of ligature and presence of the ligature mark on the face raise doubts concerning the circumstances of death. The presence of a ligature mark on the face is an unusual and rarely reported phenomenon that can have serious medico-legal implications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore (A Constituent College of Manipal University), India.
authors.forename: Tanuj
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kanchan
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, Koppal Institute of Medical Sciences, Koppal, India raghavendra.babu@manipal.edu bobs009@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Y P
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Raghavendra Babu
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, Manipal Teaching Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal.
authors.forename: Alok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Atreya
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.
authors.forename: Jenash
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Acharya
mesh_terms: D005145:Face / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019838:Neck Injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D013405:Suicide
keywords: Hanging; face; ligature mark; suicide