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Suicide by multiple sharp-force injuries with broken glass

By August 21, 2023No Comments

This individual committed suicide with broken glass from a picture frame. No further info. Sharp-force injuries are defined as injuries produced by an instrument with a thin edge or point. Examples of these instruments include a knife, razor, box cutter, scalpel, sharp-edged piece of metal, broken glass bottle, broken glass window, scissor, ice pick, fork, propeller, screw driver, saw blade, axe, machete, arrow, nail, pick- axe, spiked fence post, meat cleaver, etc.

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A stab wound is typically made by a knife blade and is defined as having a greater depth of penetration than surface dimension. An incised wound is a slicing-type injury where the surface dimension is greater than the depth of penetration.

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