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An amazing case of fatal self-immolation.

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We present a surprising case of suicide by self-immolation. A surveillance camera filmed the victim's agony. We were able to ascertain that he survived 13 min after ignition. This case was the starting point for a review of the literature of the forensic elements required to correctly analyze cases of suicide by self-immolation and to establish the causal link between the burn lesions and death. The authors will focus on the forensic and medical aspects in favor of suicide by self-immolation and on the forensic aspects required to understand the ignition process, the circumstances surrounding the fire with a particular emphasis on determining whether an accelerant was doused on the victim before ignition.
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hal-02197862 , version 1 (30-07-2019)

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Véronique Alunni, Gilles Grévin, Luc Buchet, Yvan Gaillard, Gérald Quatrehomme. An amazing case of fatal self-immolation.. Forensic Science International, 2014, 244, pp.e30-e33. ⟨hal-02197862⟩
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