DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2015.v03i05.019

Pages: 414-416

The aim of this case study was to determine the number of deaths following manual strangulation and its consequence. A cross sectional study of all documented records of all medico-legal autopsies done within 2007-2012 was evaluated. The number of only manually strangulated autopsied was extracted from the data of the department. This was analysed using the SPSS version 16. In all the three cases distinguished itself out after autopsy as manually strangulated death despite the manipulation by the culprits that they died naturally. We found out that most of the cases reported as sudden natural deaths were actually manually strangulated. This is evidenced by both physical examination and special dissection applied on the neck region-showing ring haemorrhages and fracture of the superior hyoid bone and at times involving the thyroid structures.