Review of Suicidal Electrocution in South Korea from 2008 Year to 2018 Year / 대한법의학회지
Korean Journal of Legal Medicine
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: 138-143, 2019.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
The authors investigated the cases of electrocution suicides in South Korea from 2008 to 2018. Out of 151,419 suicides during this 11-year period, suicide by electrocution was extremely rare. Only nine victims were recorded in eight cases, with one case involving a married couple. The majority of the victims were men (89%), and only one case involved a woman (11%). The mean age of the victims was 55 years, and ranged from 38 to 74 years. In all cases, the suicides occurred in the home, and low-voltage electricity was used. Two of the nine victims (22%) had an occupation related with electrical knowledge. Mental illness, such as depression and schizophrenia, was found in two cases (22%). An autopsy was not performed in all cases.
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Korean Journal of Legal Medicine
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2019
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