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Original Articles

Suicide Involving Multiple Cranial Gunshot Wounds

Pages 137-142 | Published online: 22 Nov 2013
 

ABSTRACT

A 58 year-old-man was found dead with three gunshot wounds of the head due to a.38 calibre revolver. Post-mortem examination showed that all of the entry wounds were contact range. This observation was supported by subsequent firearms residue analysis. Only one of the wound tracks penetrated the brain. These findings and information gathered by the police and coroner regarding the scene and circumstances of the death confirmed the manner of death as suicide.

Review of the literature reveals that suicides involving more than two gunshot wounds, particularly of the head, are unusual.

RÉSUMÉ

Le corps d'un homme de 58 ans a été découvert avec, à la tête, trois blessures par balle, attribuables à un revolver de calibre.38. L'autopsie a révélé que les coups ont été tirés à bout portant, conclusion confirmée par une analyse des résidus de poudre. Une seule balle a pénétré le cerveau. Ces conclusions et les renseignements réunis par la police et le coroner au sujet des lieux et des circonstances du décès ont confirmé que l'homme est mort par suicide.

La documentation dans ce domaine indique que les cas de suicide où plus de deux balles sont tirées, surtout dans la tête, sont rares.

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