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Immolation after drinking kerosene.

H Shiono·K Matsubara·A Akane·S Fukushima·S Takahashi
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An unusual suicide is described in which analysis of circulating kerosene components at autopsy suggested that the victim had drunk kerosene and then had poured it over his body, ignited it, and burned to death.

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BurnsChromatography, GasDrinkingHumansKeroseneMaleMiddle AgedPetroleumSuicideCase ReportsJournal Article

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H Shiono, K Matsubara, A Akane, S Fukushima, S Takahashi. 1989. Immolation after drinking kerosene.. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000433-198909000-00012

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