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 | | Signs of strangulation include bruises, marks on the neck, bleeding in the throat, and fracture of the hyoid bone, a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue. |
 | | Asphyxiation, or death due to a lack of oxygen, can have many causes, including strangulation or compression of the neck, suffocation, drowning, choking, and hanging. |
 | | In the case of strangulation, the autopsy would typically reveal injury to the neck caused by manual compression, something tied around the neck, or hard blows to the neck, which can damage the larynx and lead to suffocation. |
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