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Suicide, intentionally causing one's own death. Altruistic suicide, suicide for the benefit of others. Autocide, suicide by automobile collision. Medicide, a suicide accomplished with the aid of a physician. Murder-suicide, a suicide committed immediately after one or more murders. Self-immolation, suicide by fire, often as a form of protest.
Some use the term murder–suicide to refer to homicide–suicide, which can include manslaughter and is therefore more encompassing. [ 1 ] According to an analysis of the London Times ' reports of murder (1887-1990) by Danson and Soothill (1996), there is a much higher proportion of British male murder-suicides, in general, than female.
A familicide is a type of murder or murder-suicide in which an individual kills multiple close family members in quick succession, most often children, spouses, siblings, or parents. [1] [2] In half the cases, the killer lastly kills themselves in a murder-suicide. [3] [4] [5] If only the parents are killed, the case may also be referred to as ...
Filicide is the deliberate act of a parent killing their own child. The word filicide is derived from the Latin words filius and filia ('son' and 'daughter') and the suffix -cide, from the word caedere meaning 'to kill'.
Harry Horse (2007), English author, illustrator, cartoonist and musician, stabbed himself 47 times in a murder-suicide [588] Silvio Horta (2020), American screenwriter and television producer, gunshot [589] Robert E. Howard (1936), American author known for his character Conan the Barbarian, gunshot to the head [590]
Homicide is an act in which a person causes the death of another person.A homicide requires only a volitional act, or an omission, that causes the death of another, and thus a homicide may result from accidental, reckless, or negligent acts even if there is no intent to cause harm. [1]
Death of [name] ↓: Was it of natural causes or an accidental death? No: Yes ↓: ↓ ↓: Death of [name] ↓: Was it a death by suicide? No: Yes ↓: ↓ ↓: Suicide of [name] ↓: Homicide: Was it capital punishment? No: Yes ↓: ↓ ↓: Execution of [name] ↓: Homicide: Is there a murder conviction in the case? Yes: No ↓: ↓ Murder ...
Parricide is the deliberate killing of one's own father and mother, spouse (husband or wife), children, and/or close relatives. However, the term is sometimes used more generally to refer to the intentional killing of a near relative. [1]