Forensic Pathology for Police - Brainshare Public Online Library

426 15 Asphyxial Deaths
Fig. 15.25 Ligature marks
on the neck of a 9-year-old
boy found partially suspended
from a bandana looped about
hisneck,asaresultofthe
“choking game.”
be employed during police or other forms of restraint (for example, the restraint of
a psychiatric patient). One of these involves the placement of pressure on a person’s
chest, back, or abdomen when that person is on the ground (face-up or face-down).
The typical situation is a suspect who has been resisting arrest and has been forced
to the ground. Several officers are atop the suspect, some with their knees on the
suspect’s back, while attempts are made to handcuff the suspect (Fig. 15.26). Other
procedures that may be employed during the restraint process include the use of
“pepper spray” and/or an electrical stun gun device. Placing a restrained person in
the “hog-tie” position involves placing the individual face-down on the ground, with
Fig. 15.26 Restraint asphyxia death re-enactment. Notice that the victim is face-down, with his
hands cuffed behind his back, with multiple police officers applying force to his back