Byard Roger W, Charlwood Cheryl
School of Health Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Frome Road, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia; Forensic Science SA, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia.
Forensic Science SA, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia.
J Forensic Leg Med. 2014 May;24:15-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2014.02.010. Epub 2014 Mar 7.
Anniversary reactions include physical and/or psychiatric responses to the anniversary of the death of a person who was significant to the decedent. In the most extreme cases this may result in suicide. Two cases of suicide are reported to demonstrate the association with specific commemorative tattoos. Case 1: A 19-year-old man was found hanging by the neck by an electric flex in a shed. A commemorative tattoo had the name of his brother who had committed suicide by hanging in the same shed 9 years and 2 days previously. Case 2: A 47-year-old woman was found hanging by the neck by a rope attached to a metal beam in a shed at her home address. A commemorative tattoo had the name of her daughter who had committed suicide by hanging in the same shed 1 year and 5 days previously. Tattooing may record significant life events and so may be useful in a forensic context in helping to identify an unknown decedent. In cases of apparent suicide, correlating the details of a tattoo at autopsy with the available history or the date of death may also provide useful information that helps to clarify reasons for the event, as well as providing data on the incidence of significant anniversary reactions involving lethal self harm.
周年反应包括对死者而言重要之人的死亡周年所产生的身体和/或精神反应。在最极端的情况下，这可能导致自杀。本文报告了两例自杀案例，以证明其与特定纪念纹身之间的关联。案例1：一名19岁男子被发现吊死在一间棚屋里，脖子上缠着一根电线。他身上有一个纪念纹身，上面是他哥哥的名字，其哥哥9年前零2天前就是在同一间棚屋里上吊自杀的。案例2：一名47岁女子被发现吊死在她家一间棚屋的金属横梁上，脖子上缠着一根绳子。她身上有一个纪念纹身，上面是她女儿的名字，其女儿1年前零5天前就是在同一间棚屋里上吊自杀的。纹身可能记录了重大生活事件，因此在法医工作中有助于识别身份不明的死者。在明显的自杀案件中，尸检时将纹身细节与现有病史或死亡日期相关联，也可能提供有用信息，有助于阐明事件原因，并提供涉及致命性自我伤害的重大周年反应发生率的数据。
