A suicide case by hanging without fixing the end of the rope

Daisuke Miyamori; Hiroki Kondou; Hiroaki Ichioka; Ryota Matsunari; Hiroshi Ikegaya

doi:10.1016/j.legalmed.2023.102247

A suicide case by hanging without fixing the end of the rope

Leg Med (Tokyo). 2023 Jul:63:102247. doi: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2023.102247. Epub 2023 Mar 28.

Authors

Daisuke Miyamori¹, Hiroki Kondou¹, Hiroaki Ichioka¹, Ryota Matsunari¹, Hiroshi Ikegaya²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Forensic Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 602-8566, Japan.
² Department of Forensic Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 602-8566, Japan. Electronic address: ikegaya-tky@umin.ac.jp.

PMID: 37031479
DOI: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2023.102247

Abstract

Hanging is a method of death in which one end of a cord is tied around the neck and the other end is tied to an unmovable object and hung down, compressing the neck with weight. We have identified a rare case in which death was accomplished without tying one end of the rope. The individual was successfully hanged by the frictional force between the upward rope and the downward rope. The police concluded the case as a suicide.

Keywords: Hanging; Rope; Suicide.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Asphyxia
Humans
Neck
Neck Injuries*
Suicide*