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Accidental Wounds |
Homicidal Wounds |
Suicidal Wounds |
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May or may not be self inflicted |
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Situation and Character |
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clothes are damaged, room is disturbed |
Usually incised, punctured, or gunshot, clothes are not damaged, in closed room |
Number, |
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may be multiple in any direction |
Usually single shot or multiple linear and parallal |
Direction and extent |
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deep at beginning and superficial at end |
Slightly angled upwards, superficial at beginning and deep at end |
Location |
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anywhere |
usually on front, especially on chest, throat, wrist or temple |
Weapon Location |
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usually absent |
clenched in hands |
Residue |
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History |
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Surrounding evidence |
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Struggle |
suicide note |
Defensive cuts |
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present |
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Hesitant or Tentative cuts |
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present |