1Senior Resident, Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Puducherry, India
2Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Chittor, Andhra Pradesh, India
*Corresponding Author: Dr. Vijaya Durga Koppada, H. No.: 4-9-848/2, Plot No: 182, Road No. 7B, Lecturers Colony, Hayath Nagar, Hyderabad-501505, Telangana, India. Contact No.: 091-9908267327, Mobile: 9885852000 Email: luckysai1810@gmail.com,
Online published on 21 July, 2018.
The present prospective study aims to establish the Autopsy Profile of strangulation deaths in Homicides and cause of death among cases which were subjected to post-mortem examination in a tertiary care teaching hospital in south India for a period of two years (June 2010 to May 2012). The study revealed that among 211 homicides conducted in the study period, strangulation accounted for 59 cases (27.96%). Ligature strangulation was common (54.24%) when compared to manual strangulation. The most common external finding was cyanosis i.e. (80.36%). Fracture of thyroid cartilage was noticed in 17 cases (28.81%). Among the Internal findings, the most common finding was congestion of internal organs (91.53%).
Homicidal deaths, Manual Strangulation, Ligature Strangulation, Post mortem findings
