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Successful suicide by self-inflicted multiple stab wounds of the skull, abdomen, and chest. 1980

J F Fekete, and A D Fox

A case is presented of a 53-year-old white male who successfully committed suicide by stabbing himself in the abdomen and chest, after which he was driven 11 km (seven miles) to a church without anybody noticing his wounds. In the church he finished his task by stabbing himself through the calvarium.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000007 Abdominal Injuries General or unspecified injuries involving organs in the abdominal cavity. Injuries, Abdominal,Abdominal Injury,Injury, Abdominal
D012886 Skull The SKELETON of the HEAD including the FACIAL BONES and the bones enclosing the BRAIN. Calvaria,Cranium,Calvarium,Skulls
D013405 Suicide The act of killing oneself. Suicides
D013898 Thoracic Injuries General or unspecified injuries to the chest area. Chest Injuries,Injuries, Chest,Injuries, Thoracic,Chest Injury,Injury, Chest,Injury, Thoracic,Thoracic Injury
D014951 Wounds, Stab Penetrating wounds caused by a pointed object. Stab Wound,Stab Wounds,Wound, Stab

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