Skip to main content

Spain. This individual committed suicide by suffocation with a bag and cable ties. After placing the bag over his head he secured it with a cable tie, he then used cable ties to fasten his hands to his belt. Furrow mark left by bag were seen on the neck. Hyperaemia was noticed in glottis and adjacent tissues, and conjunctival hyperaemia in the eyes due to suffocation.

Fig.1 Suicide death by suffocation with bag and cable ties.

Fig.2 Furrow mark left by bag in suicide by suffocation.

Fig.3 Conjunctival hyperaemia due to suffocation.

Latest posts

Fig.2 Skin slippage and expansion of the scrotum due to gas accumulation.

Scrotal enlargement from gas formation

| Decomposition | No Comments
There are five stages of decomposition, namely fresh, bloated, active decay, advanced decay, and skeletal stage. These stages…
Fig.1 Nitrous oxide death.

Nitrous oxide death

| Accident, Asphyxiation, Suicide | No Comments
Spain. There was no info if this was a suicide or an accident. Nitrous oxide is an inflammable…
Fig.1 Gags used for suffocation.

Gags used for suffocation

| Asphyxiation, Homicide | No Comments
Spain. Homicide. Gagging is a form of asphyxia which results from forcing a gag such as rolled up…
Fig.1 Multiple irregularly distributed deep stab wounds.

Multiple irregularly distributed deep stab wounds

| Homicide | No Comments
Multiple irregularly distributed deep stab wounds to the head and back: homicide by a perpetrator suffering from paranoid…