1Senior Resident, Department of Forensic Medicine, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi
2Junior Resident, Department of Forensic Medicine, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi
3Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi
4Director Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi
Online published on 5 October, 2016.
Autoerotic asphyxia (AEA) death is rare accidental cause of death with higher prevalence in western countries usually but not always caused by accidental self-hanging. Very few cases have been reported from India. The main cause for it is a sexual compulsion of the practitioners, who seek controlled hypoxia as a mean to improve their sexual experience. In order to achieve this goal they try different methods to decrease their brain oxygenation. This article presents a case of accidental self-hanging associated with cross dressing and erotic behaviour.
Transvestism, Auto-erotic, Hanging
