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Date : 19-12-02 11:01
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Publication; issue : 2019 Year 43 Vol 4 iss 138 p
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Review of Suicidal Electrocution in South
Korea from 2008 Year to 2018 Year
Korean J Leg Med 2019;43:138-143
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Scientific Investigation Department,
Gyeongbuk Provincial Police Agency, Andong, Korea
Department of Forensic Medicine, School of
Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
E-mail: dongja222@knu.ac.kr
The authors investigated the cases of
electrocution suicides in South Korea from 2008 to 2018. Out of 151,419
suicides during this 11-year period, suicide by electrocution was extremely
rare. Only nine victims were recorded in eight cases, with one case involving a
married couple. The majority of the victims were men (89%), and only one case
involved a woman (11%). The mean age of the victims was 55 years, and ranged
from 38 to 74 years. In all cases, the suicides occurred in the home, and
low-voltage electricity was used. Two of the nine victims (22%) had an
occupation related with electrical knowledge. Mental illness, such as
depression and schizophrenia, was found in two cases (22%). An autopsy was not
performed in all cases.
Key Words: Electrocution; Suicide;
Electricity
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