Forensic and psychiatric aspects of joint suicide with carbon monoxide
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Forensic and psychiatric aspects of joint suicide with carbon monoxide.
A case of joint suicide of a young woman and man who became acquainted in a suicide web forum and used this platform to make an appointment to commit suicide together is described. During their investigation, police were able to reconstruct the events by analysing the computer of the deceased women which was also found with the bodies. An indoor charcoal burning unit was used to release carbon ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1547-769X,1556-2891
DOI: 10.1007/s12024-011-9224-y