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Cable tie suicide

Authors: Neil E. I. Langlois, Roger W. Byard

Published in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology | Issue 1/2017

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A 48-year-old man who was employed as a casual gardener was found deceased lying on a garden path. Cable ties were present around his neck and a suicide note was located inside his backpack. No previous psychiatric history was noted. …

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Title: Cable tie suicide
Authors: Neil E. I. Langlois
Roger W. Byard
Publication date: 01-03-2017
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology / Issue 1/2017
Print ISSN: 1547-769X
Electronic ISSN: 1556-2891
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-017-9840-2

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