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Turkey. A 54-year-old male was found murdered in prison by his cellmate. Examination of the scene and the autopsy findings revealed that the victim was strangled with a nylon ligature, a piece of a wooden handle of broom was forced into his left eye and the nail of a cloth hanger was inserted into his right eye. His left arm, forehead, nose and ears were slashed with a razor blade.

Fig.1 Inmate stabbed by cellmate in the eyes with a piece of wood.

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