Filicide-Parasuicide: A Case Report and ‘Insight’

Authors

  • N C Shreedhar Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Srinivas Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
  • B Viswakanth Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, P.K Das Institute of Medical Sciences, Vaniamkulam, Kerala, India
  • S N Roopak Post Graduate Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
  • P Shruthi Post Graduate Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/

Keywords:

Filicide, Suicide, Depressive disorder forensic psychiatry, Familicide, Postmortem, Infanticide

Abstract

Filicide is a tragic crime of murdering one’s own child. This article describes a case of murder followed by suicide attempt by the mother. Examining this type of offender may help us better understand the group who complete murder followed by suicide. Present case is being reported with an attempt to evaluate the episode so that preventive measures could be adopted. Previous research has found that the offending parents are commonly depressed and that suicide is often associated as an actual act or an intention. 

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Published

2015-01-30

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 3&4 (2014): Indian Internet Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology(Jul-Dec)

Section

Case Report

How to Cite

Filicide-Parasuicide: A Case Report and ‘Insight’ . (2015). Indian Internet Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, 12(3&4), 77–79. https://doi.org/10.48165/