What is a Suicidal Mechanism of Death? Suicidal Mechanism of Death. Person's left hand covered with red glitters after self inflicted death. Photo by Javardh Suicidal mechanism of death is caused by injuring oneself with the intent to die but doesn’t die as a result of his/her actions. Post navigation Previous Post What is a Natural Mechanism of Death?Next PostWhat is an Undetermined Mechanism of Death?