In typical hanging knot is at which site: (A) Mastoid tip, (B) Occiput, (C) Mandible, (D) Ear lobe
Answer is B. In typical hanging the ligature runs from the midline above the thyroid cailage symmetrically upward on both sides of the neck to the occipital region and the knot is over the central pa of the neck, i.e. centrally over the occiput Ref: The synopsis of forensic medicine & toxicology pg:176