1Demonstrator, Medical College, Kolkata
23rd year PGT, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College, Kolkata
31st year PGT, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College, Kolkata
Suicide is taking away someone's own life. Attempt to commit suicide or commission of suicide is a crime and should be punished as per Sec.309 of IPC [1]. A successful suicidal attempt is that rarest crime where victim and accused is same individual and court becomes helpless to punish the accused. Suicide among teenagers is becoming a major problem day by day. Young boys and girls often choose it as a way to get rid of their sufferings. Such a case when brought to mortuary of NRSMC&H for post mortem examination, there was no history regarding cause and manner of death. A 14 years old girl was found lying unconscious on her bed in her residence. She was declared brought dead in the emergency ward of hospital. A meticulous post mortem examination revealed that it was a case of suicide with two suicidal attempts (hanging and poisoning). Autopsy focussed the first ray of light to the investigation which was later confirmed by the investigators by chemical examination report and suicide note. Here lies the success of a medicolegal expert in solving mystery of a death.
Suicide, Hanging, Poisoning, Autopsy
