Steinhäuser A
Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Universität Bonn.
Arch Kriminol. 1997 Mar-Apr;199(3-4):88-96.
Using the documents from the Institute of Legal Medicine in Bonn, the deaths (86) in Middle Rhine detention centres and police custody since 1949 were investigated. All the deceased were male (average age 37, range: 18-67 years). As far as deaths from natural causes were concerned, death caused by myocardial infarction was the most frequent. The average age of myocardial infarction victims was 48. In two of these cases Koch's disease of the lung was diagnosed. Death of unnatural causes was the most frequently recorded, accounting for 63% of cases (suicide by hanging of incision injuries = 51%, and death by intoxication = 12.5%). Hanging was the most common means of committing suicide usually being discovered in the morning. Items of clothing and cell windows were the most commonly used objects. Nearly all the suicides were under the influence of alcohol. In 6.8% of cases the drug tests were positive.
利用波恩法医学研究所的文件，对1949年以来莱茵河中游拘留中心和警方拘留期间的86起死亡事件进行了调查。所有死者均为男性（平均年龄37岁，范围：18 - 67岁）。就自然原因导致的死亡而言，心肌梗死导致的死亡最为常见。心肌梗死受害者的平均年龄为48岁。其中两例被诊断出患有肺科赫氏病。非自然原因导致的死亡记录最为频繁，占病例的63%（上吊自杀或刀伤 = 51%，中毒死亡 = 12.5%）。上吊是最常见的自杀方式，通常在早晨被发现。衣物和牢房窗户是最常用的物品。几乎所有自杀者都受到了酒精的影响。6.8%的病例药物检测呈阳性。
