A 27-year-old male with a clinical history of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome committed suicide
by cutting and stabbing himself in his bedroom. During the scene investigation, the knife was recovered below
his body and the room was not ransacked. The external examination revealed one deep incised wound with
one superficial incised wound over the anterior aspect of the neck, three horizontal stab wounds with five
superficial small incised wounds over the chest and two superficial incised wounds over the ventral aspect of
the left wrist. They showed multiple hesitation wounds. Subsequent autopsy showed a cut wound of the thyroid
cartilage penetrating trachea and a penetrating wound of the left lower lung with 500 ml fresh blood
hemothorax. All findings lead to suspicion of suicide by multiple sharp forces.

Keywords: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, Autopsy, Forensic, Medicine, Suicide, Wounds and injuries,
Sharp force injuries