Medico-Legal Update

  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 15
  • Issue: 1

Homicidal and Suicidal Hanging in Dyadic Death

1Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, S. V. N. Govt. Medical College, Yavatmal, Maharashtra

2Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Dr. S. C. Govt. Medical College, Nanded, Maharashtra

Abstract

Though a relatively rare occurrence, dyadic death episodes have a devastating impact on the families, and communities who had experienced these tragedies. Homicidal hanging in dyadic death is extremely rare occurrence. In the present case report, we discussed a dyadic death (murder-suicide) of a newly married couple in which the method used by the perpetrator for killing his wife & committing suicide was hanging.

Keywords

Homicidal Hanging, Perpetrator, Dyadic Death