JIST

Abstract

There are many benefits and dangers of plants are known to humans since ancient times. Cases of voluntary ingestion of oleander with a suicidal intent are uncommon. Case reported here is of a 28-year-old married woman, brought for autopsy at mortuary, Victoria Hospital, with history of consumption of seeds of yellow oleander. As per history given by Police, she wanted to commit suicide due to allegedly unhappy married life. In the case reported the victim was aware about the possibility to commit suicide through the ingestion of oleander seeds. After meticulous autopsy and Forensic Science Laboratory report, the cause of death was opined as cardiac failure due to yellow oleander poisoning.