| KUČEROVÁ, Štěpánka, Lenka ZÁTOPKOVÁ, Tomáš VOJTÍŠEK, Michaela UBLOVÁ and Petr HEJNA. An Unplanned Complex Suicide by Multiple Blank Cartridge Gunshots and Cutting. Journal of Forensic Sciences. Hoboken: Wiley, 2019, vol. 64, No 2, p. 616-621. ISSN 0022-1198. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.13881. |
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@article{1542496,
author = {Kučerová, Štěpánka and Zátopková, Lenka and Vojtíšek, Tomáš and Ublová, Michaela and Hejna, Petr},
article_location = {Hoboken},
article_number = {2},
doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.13881},
keywords = {forensic science; forensic pathology; blank cartridge gun; blank firing gun; multiple gunshot wounds; complex suicide},
language = {eng},
issn = {0022-1198},
journal = {Journal of Forensic Sciences},
title = {An Unplanned Complex Suicide by Multiple Blank Cartridge Gunshots and Cutting},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.13881},
volume = {64},
year = {2019}
}
TY - JOUR
ID - 1542496
AU - Kučerová, Štěpánka - Zátopková, Lenka - Vojtíšek, Tomáš - Ublová, Michaela - Hejna, Petr
PY - 2019
TI - An Unplanned Complex Suicide by Multiple Blank Cartridge Gunshots and Cutting
JF - Journal of Forensic Sciences
VL - 64
IS - 2
SP - 616-621
EP - 616-621
PB - Wiley
SN - 00221198
KW - forensic science
KW - forensic pathology
KW - blank cartridge gun
KW - blank firing gun
KW - multiple gunshot wounds
KW - complex suicide
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.13881
L2 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.13881
N2 - Blank firing guns are readily accessible in most countries due to an absence of legal regulations. These weapons are capable of causing lethal injuries. We report a rare case of secondary (unplanned) complex suicide committed with a knife and blank cartridge pistol. A 59-year-old man was found dead with three superficial incisions in his neck and a gunshot wound to the chest. The external examination revealed an entrance wound in the left chest region consistent with contact shooting. The appearance of a muzzle imprint suggested two discharges. The autopsy showed a slightly hemorrhaged but otherwise intact pericardium, blood in the pericardial sac, and a channel-like defect in the anterior wall of the left cardiac ventricle. The cause of death was attributed to cardiac tamponade. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of unplanned complex suicide involving an unmodified blank firing gun.
ER -
KUČEROVÁ, Štěpánka, Lenka ZÁTOPKOVÁ, Tomáš VOJTÍŠEK, Michaela UBLOVÁ and Petr HEJNA. An Unplanned Complex Suicide by Multiple Blank Cartridge Gunshots and Cutting. \textit{Journal of Forensic Sciences}. Hoboken: Wiley, 2019, vol.~64, No~2, p.~616-621. ISSN~0022-1198. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.13881.
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