This contribution reports on a case involving the death of a female with a history of depression in treatment found dead in her house,with her neck compressed by a hydraulic lift elevator used for domestic purposes.Th...This contribution reports on a case involving the death of a female with a history of depression in treatment found dead in her house,with her neck compressed by a hydraulic lift elevator used for domestic purposes.The manner of death was determined as suicide based on an on-scene investigation and witness testimony along with a comprehensive postmortem examination.This case is reported on the grounds of its rarity and it highlights the potential danger of using advanced domestic equipment in the elder people’s residencies,especially those having a mental state of self-destruction.展开更多
文摘This contribution reports on a case involving the death of a female with a history of depression in treatment found dead in her house,with her neck compressed by a hydraulic lift elevator used for domestic purposes.The manner of death was determined as suicide based on an on-scene investigation and witness testimony along with a comprehensive postmortem examination.This case is reported on the grounds of its rarity and it highlights the potential danger of using advanced domestic equipment in the elder people’s residencies,especially those having a mental state of self-destruction.
