This woman was decapitated after committing suicide by hanging. The image was in black and white and I colorized it. There was no more info about this case.
Fig.1 Suicidal hanging resulting in complete decapitation. Colorized by Hermantheshocker.
Decapitation is a complication of extreme rarity in the event of a suicidal hanging and is always related to a drop of several meters with a poorly extensible line used as the hanging ligature. Hanging is one of the most frequent manners of suicide everywhere in the world. Death usually occurs rapidly and is caused by ischaemic cerebral damage due to compression of neck arteries, in some cases in combination with airway obstruction. Instantaneous death by decapitation represents an unexpected complication of extreme rarity in the event of a suicidal hanging. Suicidal hanging is generally associated with soft-tissue injuries only.
Fig.2 Original black and white image.
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