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A Retrospective Analysis of Familicide in Latium (Italy): A Criminological Profile of the Victims and Offenders Involved in 29 Cases and a Comparison with the Literature

Familicide, an extreme form of domestic violence where one family member kills another, is a complex criminological issue. We analyzed autopsy files from the Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata (1995–2022), to understand familicide better. The study focused on victim profiles...

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Autores principales: Tavone, Alessandro Mauro, Ceccobelli, Giulia, Piizzi, Giorgia, Clericò, Maria Chiara, Vella, Raimondo, Romaniello, Naomi, Giuga, Gabriele, Potenza, Saverio, Marella, Gian Luca
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10487593/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37685483
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11172448
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author Tavone, Alessandro Mauro
Ceccobelli, Giulia
Piizzi, Giorgia
Clericò, Maria Chiara
Vella, Raimondo
Romaniello, Naomi
Giuga, Gabriele
Potenza, Saverio
Marella, Gian Luca
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Ceccobelli, Giulia
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Clericò, Maria Chiara
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Romaniello, Naomi
Giuga, Gabriele
Potenza, Saverio
Marella, Gian Luca
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description Familicide, an extreme form of domestic violence where one family member kills another, is a complex criminological issue. We analyzed autopsy files from the Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata (1995–2022), to understand familicide better. The study focused on victim profiles, offender characteristics, and case dynamics. From 29 analyzed cases, 31 victims emerged, with 2 instances of double homicide. The perpetrators were mostly male (79.31%) and the victims were primarily female (54.84%). The familial ties ranged from parent–child to siblings and spouses. A significant number of crimes happened at private residences (70.97%) using bladed weapons (48.39%), with the injuries being concentrated on the head and chest. Half of the cases showed struggle signs, and 24.14% of the perpetrators had identifiable psychiatric disorders, which often served as the motive. Post-crime actions included self-reporting, suicide attempts, and successful suicides. A comparison with literature confirmed the typical familicide offender as a middle-aged male with potential social stressors and a history of domestic violence, with the victims often being female family members. Mental health conditions including depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia significantly impacted these events. These findings underline the need for customized approaches to comprehending and preventing familicide.
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spelling pubmed-104875932023-09-09 A Retrospective Analysis of Familicide in Latium (Italy): A Criminological Profile of the Victims and Offenders Involved in 29 Cases and a Comparison with the Literature Tavone, Alessandro Mauro Ceccobelli, Giulia Piizzi, Giorgia Clericò, Maria Chiara Vella, Raimondo Romaniello, Naomi Giuga, Gabriele Potenza, Saverio Marella, Gian Luca Healthcare (Basel) Article Familicide, an extreme form of domestic violence where one family member kills another, is a complex criminological issue. We analyzed autopsy files from the Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata (1995–2022), to understand familicide better. The study focused on victim profiles, offender characteristics, and case dynamics. From 29 analyzed cases, 31 victims emerged, with 2 instances of double homicide. The perpetrators were mostly male (79.31%) and the victims were primarily female (54.84%). The familial ties ranged from parent–child to siblings and spouses. A significant number of crimes happened at private residences (70.97%) using bladed weapons (48.39%), with the injuries being concentrated on the head and chest. Half of the cases showed struggle signs, and 24.14% of the perpetrators had identifiable psychiatric disorders, which often served as the motive. Post-crime actions included self-reporting, suicide attempts, and successful suicides. A comparison with literature confirmed the typical familicide offender as a middle-aged male with potential social stressors and a history of domestic violence, with the victims often being female family members. Mental health conditions including depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia significantly impacted these events. These findings underline the need for customized approaches to comprehending and preventing familicide. MDPI 2023-09-01 /pmc/articles/PMC10487593/ /pubmed/37685483 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11172448 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Potenza, Saverio
Marella, Gian Luca
A Retrospective Analysis of Familicide in Latium (Italy): A Criminological Profile of the Victims and Offenders Involved in 29 Cases and a Comparison with the Literature
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title_full A Retrospective Analysis of Familicide in Latium (Italy): A Criminological Profile of the Victims and Offenders Involved in 29 Cases and a Comparison with the Literature
title_fullStr A Retrospective Analysis of Familicide in Latium (Italy): A Criminological Profile of the Victims and Offenders Involved in 29 Cases and a Comparison with the Literature
title_full_unstemmed A Retrospective Analysis of Familicide in Latium (Italy): A Criminological Profile of the Victims and Offenders Involved in 29 Cases and a Comparison with the Literature
title_short A Retrospective Analysis of Familicide in Latium (Italy): A Criminological Profile of the Victims and Offenders Involved in 29 Cases and a Comparison with the Literature
title_sort retrospective analysis of familicide in latium (italy): a criminological profile of the victims and offenders involved in 29 cases and a comparison with the literature
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10487593/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37685483
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11172448
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