An unplanned complex suicide with 6 mm Flobert revolver and train crash: a case report

Soud Lek. 2023 Summer;68(2):15-18.

Abstract

A complex suicide defines a combination of multiple suicidal methods the victim successively or concurrently carries out. We present a case of a 72-year old man found dead on the railtrack, seemingly committing simple train-related suicide. Flobert revolver - a small caliber handgun was found nearby. Herein, we emphasize the significance of a thorough external examination, stress the fact that victim can act after low-energy projectile trauma and match our case to a similar complex suicide.

Keywords: Flobert revolver; gunshot wounds; train crash; unplanned complex suicide.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Firearms*
  • Head Injuries, Penetrating*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Suicide*
  • Wounds, Gunshot* / diagnosis