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Homicide, Suicide or Accident? The Importance of Forensic Autopsy in a Case of “Cafe Coronary Syndrome”
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Determining the cause of death and its forensic etiology is crucial in forensic
investigation. The autopsy should clarify and elucidate the Court in its decisions.
Suicide may be ground for exclusion in insurance and in certain contracts doubles the
amount paid in cases of homicide or accidents opposing natural death. This paper
presents a case of death by asphyxiation as the result of an accident where an altered
state of consciousness of a drunken victim made him choke with a whole steak. “Cafe
Brazilian Journal of Forensic Sciences, Medical Law and Bioethics 4(3):332-336 (2015) 333
C. H. Durão & D. Capinteiro
coronary” was term coined by Haugen in 1963 for sudden and unexpected death
occurring during a meal due to accidental occlusion of the airway by food. It were
excluded the possibilities of murder and suicide, which hitherto existed. The case
provides good documentation and particular medical legal interest, confirming the
importance of the autopsy and the opening of all wells, including observation of the
neck organs.
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Homicídio Suícidio Autopsia Medicina Forense
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Braz J Forensic Sci Med Law Bioethics.2015;4(3):332-6