Journal de médecine légale

Analysis of asphyxia death due to compression around the neck and significance of cello tape sample

Abstract

Sachin Meena K

This present study was performed on cases of death due to compression of neck by any form like ligature material due to hanging, strangulation etc brought for
postmortem examination at mortuary of Government Medical College, Kota, Rajasthan, India during period of 1st January 2019 to 31st December 2019. A total of
1296 postmortem was conducted, out of which 152 were of compression of neck by means of any form. Out of them 143 cases were of hanging, 1 was ligature
strangulation, 1 was manual strangulation, 1 was of hanging with antemortem injury over body and 6 were under query as sign of asphyxia present over body
but ligature mark was not clearly visible. We observed that dribbling of saliva present in most cases of hanging but not seen in ligature and manual strangulation
cases. In query cases we had taken sample of cello tape which was taken on the paper from around the neck for presence of fiber & foreign bodies and its cross
match with ligature material. The final cause of death was given after receiving of FSL reports.