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KMID : 0357820190430040138
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Korean Journal of Legal Medicine
2019 Volume.43 No. 4 p.138 ~ p.143
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Review of Suicidal Electrocution in South Korea from 2008 Year to 2018 Year
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Kim Dae-Yoil
Lee Sang-Han
Kim Dong-Ja
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Abstract
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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.
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KEYWORD
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Electrocution, Suicide, Electricity
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