1Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, SRH University, Dehradun
2Assistant Professor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, SRH University, Dehradun
3Professor and Head, Department of Forensic Medicine, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, SRH University, Dehradun
4Professor & Head, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, SRH University, Dehradun
*Correspondence: Dr. Devinder Kumar Atal, Department of Forensic Medicine, HIMS, SRH University, Jolly Grant, Dehradun, Uttrakhand-248140, Telephone: 07579067784, 0135-2471335(O), Email: drdevinderatal_fmt@rediffmail.com, devinder.atal@gmail.com
Online published on 8 January, 2016.
Hanging may be suicidal, accidental or homicidal. However, accidental or homicidal hangings are rare. Presence of marks of struggle in alleged case of hanging, always create a doubt about strangulation. Sometimes history provided by the patient or his relative may complicate the issue. In the present case, the history given by patient and relatives and the clinical findings were totally inconsistent with each other and complicated the issue. However, repeated counseling and complete examination of the patient helped arrival at a conclusion as a case of “Post strangulation hanging”.
Hanging, Strangulation
