Homicide-suicide: postmortem study from the Institute of Legal Medicine in Frankfurt/Main from 1994 to 2014
Extended suicide (also known as homicide-suicide) is an incident in which the perpetrator kills one or more people against their will and subsequently commits suicide. Victim and offender are often in a close relationship. In the case of a failed suicide, the offender has to anticipate extensive pen...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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2017
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Rechtsmedizin
Year: 2017, Volume: 27, Issue: 3, Pages: 175-184 |
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Summary: | Extended suicide (also known as homicide-suicide) is an incident in which the perpetrator kills one or more people against their will and subsequently commits suicide. Victim and offender are often in a close relationship. In the case of a failed suicide, the offender has to anticipate extensive penal consequences (§ 211 ff. of the German criminal code).The aim of this study was to analyze homicide-suicide cases that occurred during a 21-year period (1994–2014) and to gain further information about the background of these incidents. |
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ISSN: | 1434-5196 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s00194-017-0161-2 |