AI Summary & Key Takeaways
AI InsightWe think that, multidisciplinary solution models can be developed through studying on dyadic death case series in order to reduce the number of dyadic death incidents having long-lasting tragic effects and at least in order to develop social awareness.
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Abstract
Dyadic death or, in the strict sense, homicide-suicide (HS) is a concept which holds the sense of community although it is not frequent and ends in nonsuit of the criminal case in terms of law. The aim of this case study is to evaluate this special type of death occurring rarely among the elderly couples, particularly in terms of the contribution of crime scene investigation findings to autopsy. The depositions of the witnesses and the old couple’s children, the findings of the crime scene, the cause of death and its mechanism determined by autopsy and postmortem toxicological data were evaluated as a whole. The autopsies performed seperately for both cases revealed that both deaths had occurred due to shotgun injuries. Regarding the dyadic death, mostly case series in the international literature and case reports in the national literature are seen. We think that, multidisciplinary solution models can be developed through studying on dyadic death case series in order to reduce the number of dyadic death incidents having long-lasting tragic effects and at least in order to develop social awareness.