South Korea. Most cases of ligature strangulation are generally homicides, and deaths due to suicide or accident are rare. Present here is a very rare case of a man using a recliner sofa as an aid for strangulation. The deceased, a man in his 50s, cut his wrists using an industrial cutter several times and placed his hands into a bathtub containing warm water, which, however, did not lead to death. His suicide attempt through self-ligature strangulation using a recliner in the living room finally resulted in his death.
Fig.1 This individual was found dead on the recliner due to self-ligature strangulation. There was a cutter, cigarette, and many liquor bottles nearby.
Fig.2 A cutter & many liquor bottles on the table in front of the recliner. Various bloodstains including a pool of blood, flow pattern, swipe pattern, and drip trails discovered.
After considering the results of the scene investigation, testimony of the witnesses, and the autopsy findings, the cause of death was determined to be self-ligature strangulation, and wrist incisions were found to be a contributory cause of death.
Fig.3 A slip-knotted red elastic rope was wrapped around his neck twice. This rope was wrapped around the entire recliner from its back to the leg rest.
Fig.4 The deceased and ligature material. The rope was about 0.7 cm thick and about 6 meters long.
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