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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Authors: Siems, A. (Author) ; Flaig, Benno (Author) ; Ackermann, H. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: Rechtsmedizin
Year: 2017, Volume: 27, Issue: 3, Pages: 175-184
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Retrospective study
Murder
Firearms
Domestic violence
Classification
Retrospektive Studie
Mord
Schusswaffe
Häusliche Gewalt
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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.
ISSN:1434-5196
DOI:10.1007/s00194-017-0161-2