Homicide-suicide in Tours, France (2000-2005) - description of 10 cases and a review of the literature

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 104-109

  Saint Martin, P ^a   Bouyssy, M ^a   O'Byrne, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF TOURS   (France)

Author keywords

Amorous jealousy; Filicide; Homicide suicide; Mercy killing; Typology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; AUTOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; FRANCE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JEALOUSY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OFFENDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUICIDE; VICTIM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; FRANCE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; METHODS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; SUICIDE;

EID: 38149062725     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2007.03.006     Document Type: Article

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