Suicide by Stabbing (in the back)

[Ben]

This is pretty hard to believe. The coroner ruled that a stabbing, including ten stabs to the back, was a suicide. I mean, I guess the boyfriend could have non-fatally stabbed her a couple dozen times, then as a final FU to her boyfriend, while weak and bleeding from multiple wounds, she stabbed herself in the chest for the killing wound. 

https://www.foxnews.com/us/philadelphia-teachers-suspicious-suicide-crime-scene-cleaned-before-police-arrived-search-warrant

[MechAg94]

I am a bit surprised sometimes that we don't hear about a 2nd "suicide" a bit later by the fiancé. 

[Hawkmoon]

About the only unanswered question is what highly-placed city official was the fiance close to?

[grampster]

Not unusual.  Many years ago we had a guy get off on a charge of murder as his lawyer convinced a jury his wife fell off a ladder and hit her head 4 or 6 times enough to kill her.  The lawyer went on to become a US Congress Critter.

[WLJ]

Was shot 5 times in the back of the head with a Kentucky Long Rifle.
Yep, definitely a suicide.
Hears Hillary laughing in the distance

[sumpnz]

This is pretty hard to believe. The coroner ruled that a stabbing, including ten stabs to the back, was a suicide. I mean, I guess the boyfriend could have non-fatally stabbed her a couple dozen times, then as a final FU to her boyfriend, while weak and bleeding from multiple wounds, she stabbed herself in the chest for the killing wound. 

https://www.foxnews.com/us/philadelphia-teachers-suspicious-suicide-crime-scene-cleaned-before-police-arrived-search-warrant

I read that 1-2 stab wounds were inflicted after her heart stopped beating.

[charby]

I have 2 HS friends that work in a mental health hospital prison. One as a guard and one as a shop foreman (think prison industries). Some of the stories they have told me what people do to themselves when they either quit taking meds or have a bad episode. One inmate liked to repeatedly stab himself deeply all over his body, inmate has since died from his injuries, but I can believe someone with severe mental health issues stabbing themselves in the back repeatedly. I can reach fleshy parts of my back pretty easily with my own arms.

[sumpnz]

Is there any indication that woman had severe psychiatric problems?

[charby]

Is there any indication that woman had severe psychiatric problems?

That will probably never come out, or just be a single story line on page 7 of the local rag.

[MillCreek]

but I can believe someone with severe mental health issues stabbing themselves in the back repeatedly. I can reach fleshy parts of my back pretty easily with my own arms.

I see from the source article that the back stabbing was actually to the back of the head and the back of the neck. 

[charby]

I see from the source article that the back stabbing was actually to the back of the head and the back of the neck.

That is easier to reach for self-mutilation.

[sumpnz]

That is easier to reach for self-mutilation.

Yeah, but why are you so invested in this being a suicide?  That’s possibly but pretty unlikely.

[charby]

Yeah, but why are you so invested in this being a suicide?  That’s possibly but pretty unlikely.

I'm not, just saying it is possible it really is a suicide by some one that is mentally ill.

[Jim147]

About the only unanswered question is what highly-placed city official was the fiance close to?

I think he knows the current governor.