IJSR International Journal of Scientific Research 2277 - 8179 Indian Society for Health and Advanced Research ijsr-7-3-14423 Original Research Paper An unusual case of suicide by incising posterior tibial artery Laxmikant S. Rathod Dr. March 2018 7 3 01 02 ABSTRACT

 

Self–harm (SH) is also called as self–injury. It is defined as the intentional, direct injuring of body tissues. The most common form of self–harm is using a sharp object to cut one‘s skin, but self–harm also covers a wide range of behaviors including burning, scratching, banging or hitting body parts. In present case we examined an unusual case of vascular injury by self–cutting over right ankle joint on medial surface, heel end (upper end) 1.5 cm below medial Malleolus, with cutting of underlying Vessels (Posterior tibial artery and veins) leads to sudden death of individual. The case was brought to forensic medicine department for medicolegal postmortem examination.