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A coup de grâce (/ ˌ k uː d ə ˈ ɡ r ɑː s /; French: [ku də ɡʁɑs] ⓘ 'blow of mercy') is a death blow to end the suffering of a severely wounded person or animal. [1] [2] It may be a mercy killing of mortally wounded civilians or soldiers, friends or enemies, with or without the sufferer's consent. The meaning has extended to refer ...
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A car plowed into a crowd at a Christmas market in eastern Germany on Friday, leaving five people dead and more than 200 injured, dozens of them critically.A 9-year-old boy was among those killed ...
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The teenager was found with severe abdominal injuries and burns, and the shooting was described as a "mercy killing." [1] Alban was sentenced to one year's confinement, demoted to Private and given a bad conduct discharge. Johnny M. Horne Jr. pleaded guilty in the same case.
Mercy killer: Believes the victims are suffering or beyond help, though this belief may be delusional. Sadistic: Use their position as a way of exerting power and control over helpless victims. Malignant hero: A pattern wherein the subject endangers the victim's life in some way and then proceeds to "save" them.