This individual has self-inflicted incised wounds on the neck, in the antecubital fossae, and on the flexor aspects of the forearms, as well as on the wrists. Although the discovery of a body with multiple sharp force injuries can be alarming, the location/distribution of injuries is important in the differentiation between suicidal and homicidal injuries.
Fig.1 Self-inflicted incised wounds.
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