The supplementary signs of strangulation asphyxia
Plevinskis, P.V.
Sudebno-Meditsinskaia Ekspertiza 35(3): 26-28
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0039-4521 PMID: 1455472 Document Number: 388941
Analyzes the results of forensic medical examinations of the corpses after hanging. The findings were as follows: two strangulation grooves are seen on the corpse's neck after hanging, that are similar to the grooves seen after strangulation with a loop and subsequent hanging of a corpse; the presence of bruises on the neck, along with the strangulation grooves, is indicative of a strangulation made by the hands, whereas half-moon shaped bruises may be self-inflicted during hanging.