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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1. VerfasserIn: Siems, A. (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Flaig, Benno ; Ackermann, H.
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2017
In: Rechtsmedizin
Jahr: 2017, Band: 27, Heft: 3, Seiten: 175-184
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Schlagwörter:
Retrospective study
Murder
Firearms
Domestic violence
Classification
Retrospektive Studie
Mord
Schusswaffe
Häusliche Gewalt
Klassifikation
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Zusammenfassung: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