Abstract

RODRIGUEZ HIDALGO, B.; MARTINEZ TELLEZ, I.  and  BOTELLA LOPEZ, M.C.. Suicide by decapitation using a tapesaw. Cuad. med. forense [online]. 2011, vol.17, n.1, pp.39-42. ISSN 1988-611X.

A suicide decapitation case is presented that was committed using a tapesaw to cut metals. It required a previous laborious preparation at the metalwork place where the machine was located. Cut was made from the front to back with an oblique direction which caused the cut of a large part of the occipital squama.

Keywords : Suicide decapitation; Tapesaw; Cut marks; Human bone.

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