A case series of twenty one maternal filicides in the UK |
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Authors: | Amy McKee Vincent Egan |
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Institution: | 1. Edenfield Centre, Prestwich Hospital, Bury New Rd, Manchester M25 3BL, UK;2. University of Nottingham, YANG Fujia Building, Jubilee Campus Wollaton Road, Nottingham NG8 1BB, UK |
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Abstract: | ObjectiveThis study reports a case-series study of 21 women from the United Kingdom convicted of the murder or manslaughter of their child (maternal filicide: MF). These cases were reviewed using data provided from police forces and from publicly available resources.MethodsContent and thematic analysis and multidimensional scaling techniques were used to analyse the relationships between the variables present in the commission of the crimes.ResultsMothers who killed their children could be categorised as emotionally driven and in despair at their situation, or rejecting their children due to perceiving them as a threat. Mothers who killed their babies (neonaticides) appeared to form two distinct subgroups: reluctant and detached neonaticidal offenders.ConclusionThese findings offer an insight into the factors that may be of relevance in understanding how a mother may come to commit MF, and are interpreted in terms of disturbed attachment processes. |
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Keywords: | Maternal filicide Child murder Female offenders Parental homicide Infanticide |
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