Case Report
Year: 2023 | Month: March | Volume: 10 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 626-629
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20230369
Disparities in Postmortem Changes Leading to Suspicion of Manner of Death in a Dyadic Suicide Pact: A Case Report
Dr. Malvika Lal1, Dr. Karan Pramod2, Dr. Rajiv Joshi3, Dr Harvinder Singh Chhabra4, Dr. Ravdeep Singh5
1,2Junior Resident, Dept of Forensic Medicine, GGS Medical College, Faridkot, Punjab, India
3Professor, Dept of Forensic Medicine, GGS Medical College, Faridkot, Punjab, India
4Forensic Expert, Civil Hospital, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab, India
5Assistant Professor, Dept of Forensic Medicine, GGS Medical College, Faridkot, Punjab, India
Corresponding Author: Dr. Ravdeep Singh
ABSTRACT
Dyadic deaths are deaths occurring at the same time or one after another involving two or more people. It may be broadly described as homicide-suicide or suicide-suicide. we hereby describe a case of dyadic death involving a boy and a girl, both died by suicidal hanging. However history of the incident and different autopsy findings of both bodies raised suspicion of some foul play. The autopsy was performed in a tertiary care center by forensic experts and after meticulous autopsy it was clear that it was case of suicidal pact by the girl and boy resulting from failed love affair and strict opposition by both the families.
Keywords: Suicide, Dyadic Death, Hanging, Pact.
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