Medico-Legal Update
  • Year: 2011
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 1

A case report of suicidal death of a female prisoner consuming formalin in RIMS Hospital, Kadapa – How far hospital administration is responsible?

  • Author:
  • L Ananda Kumar, K Subba Reddy, L.C Obulesu, L Reshma Sireesha, M Sureswar Reddy, S Krishna Prasad

* Dept. of Forensic Medicine RIMS Medical College, Kadapa 516002, A.P., India.

** Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool 518001, A.P., India

*** Dept. of General Medicine and C.S.R.M.O RIMS Hospital/Medical College, Kadapa 516002, A.P., India

**** Dept. of Forensic Medicine, S.V.S Medical College, Mahabub Nagar 509001, A.P., India.

Abstract

Formaldehyde is formed when methyl alcohol vapor is passed over a red hot spiral of platinum wire. It is a colorless gas, possessing a strong pungent, irritating odour. It is soluble in water a 40 percent solution being a pharmacopoeial preparation. In the present case a female prisoner aged about 28 years W/o Srinivasulu admitted in Psychiatric ward on 29/01/2010 at 1:50 AM by the orders of the Nandalur Court in Cr.No:3/2010 of Penagalur P.S U/s 29 Mental&Health act. A case was registered on the complaint given by her parents against the deceased as there was conflict in the family. She committed suicide by consuming formalin solution in the hospital.

Keywords

Lunatic prisoner, Suicide by Formalin in the hospital, Post-Mortem findings