Fifty-two cases analysis of cliff suicide / 法医学杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE@#To analyze suicide scene, damage morphology and case investigation of mountain type scenic spot for giving the references to determine the nature of cliff suicide cases.@*METHODS@#The suicide cases collected from 2002 to 2012 in scenic spot of Mount Huangshan. The age, gender, native place, case location, damage inspection and behavior were analyzed.@*RESULTS@#In the 52 suicide cases, the suicide rate of male was higher than that of female. The numbers from other provinces were higher than that of local province. The age was mainly range from 19 to 50. The time of suicide cases mostly happened between 1600 to 2400. The major damage was compound injury with varying degrees of traumatic brain injury, organic injury of pleuroperitoneal cavity and surface bruise and scratch.@*CONCLUSION@#In order to determine the nature of cliff suicide cases, it needs to work synthetically in the investigation of crime scene and interview.