期刊名称：International Journal of Criminal Investigation
电子版ISSN：2247-0271
出版年度：2012
卷号：2
期号：1
页码：69-78
出版社：AIT Laboratories
摘要：Suicide is a very frequent cause of death, accounting for about 1% of all deaths worldwide ranking in top ten causes in OECD countries. Most gunshot suicides are done using a pistol, although in some particular circumstances shotgun-related suicides are more frequent. Suicide associated with multiple gunshot wounds are very rare in forensic practice; their identification raises significant suspicion regarding the participation of another person and not rarely these instances are latter on confirmed to be homicides. When the victim uses an automatic weapon - pulling the trigger causes more than one bullet to emerge. The purpose of this article is to present four cases of such suicides, determined by gunshot wounds caused by a Kalashnikov rifle, which occurred in Yemen between 2001 and 2007.
关键词：atypical suicide; suicide; suicide using AK-47; multiple gunshot wounds
