Grimm U, Sigrist T
Institut für Rechtsmedizin am Kantonsspital St. Gallen.
Arch Kriminol. 1998 May-Jun;201(5-6):137-45.
The authors report on four cases of suicidal fire deaths in the open air. In three cases the proper cause of death was severe burning and in one case deep cuts of the neck. In all these events the concentrations of CO-Hb were < 30%. Kerosene was indicated in lipophile tissue or lung in two cases. There was no evidence of incapacitation preceding the exposition to fire. The autopsy findings and the scene allowed a reconstruction of the course of events. All victims had motives of suicide. The authors conclude that close cooperation between police, fire experts and forensic medicine is necessary to permit a correct classification of the mode of death in such cases.
作者报告了4例户外自杀性火灾死亡案例。其中3例的确切死因是严重烧伤，1例是颈部深度切割伤。在所有这些事件中，碳氧血红蛋白浓度均<30%。2例在亲脂性组织或肺中检测到煤油。没有证据表明在接触火灾之前有行为能力丧失的情况。尸检结果和现场情况使我们能够重建事件过程。所有受害者都有自杀动机。作者得出结论，警察、火灾专家和法医学之间密切合作对于正确分类此类案件的死亡方式是必要的。
