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A suicidal death by explosives

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A 23-year-old man committed suicide by detonating an explosive substance clutched to his abdomen. The face was singed, the hands were lacerated and the chest and the upper part of abdomen were badly mutilated. The death was due to the destruction of several vital organs. The injuries had a directional nature. Only the consideration of all the facts of the case in relation to the situation, nature, distribution and extent of wounds and the preceding medical and social history allowed a reconstruction of the circumstances.

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Ein 23 Jahre alter Mann beging Selbstmord, indem er eine explosive Substanz zur Detonation brachte, welche an seiner Bauchwand befestigt war. Das Gesicht war versengt, die Hände waren zerrissen und der Brustkorb und der obere Teil der Bauchhöhle waren schwer verstümmelt. Der Tod war auf die Zerstörung mehrerer vital wichtiger Organe zurückzuführen. Die Verletzungen waren gerichtet. Nur die Berücksichtigung aller Anknüpfungspunkte im Verhältnis zur Situation, zur Art and Verteilung and zum Ausmaß der Wunden sowie die vorhergehende medizinische und soziale Anamnese erlaubten eine Rekonstruktion der Umstände.

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Varga, M., Csabai, G. A suicidal death by explosives. Int J Leg Med 105, 35–37 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01371235

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