Complete suspense of strangulation

The Post-mortem examination on the dead body of a male aged 23 years was conducted at District Hospital, Navsari, in which the cause of death given by the Medical Officer was ‘Brain damage sustained as a result of Asphyxia, secondary to Strangulation’. Crime scene examination, reveled it to be due to hanging and so the case was referred to Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Government Medical College and New Civil Hospital, Surat, for Expert opinion, along with the necessary documents. Controversy surrounding death due to neck compression has been discussed in this case report.