Filicide by Electrocution
Background: Filicide is the term to describe the homicide of the child performed by one of the parents or both. Many different methods and devices may be used for these types of murders, for example, asphyxia, planned car accidents, stabbing by knife, battering, electricity, and so on. Most death...
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doaj-afdac36e2c3f45b591f73e3d42d82d342020-11-25T03:53:54ZengShaheed Beheshti University of Medical SciencesInternational Journal of Medical Toxicology and Forensic Medicine2251-87622251-87702019-01-0191394410.22037/ijmtfm.v9i1(Winter).22359Filicide by ElectrocutionFares Najari0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0645-0566Leila Soleimani1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7629-7929Dorsa Najari2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5798-2506Department of Forensic Medicine, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Department of Forensic Medicine, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Background: Filicide is the term to describe the homicide of the child performed by one of the parents or both. Many different methods and devices may be used for these types of murders, for example, asphyxia, planned car accidents, stabbing by knife, battering, electricity, and so on. Most deaths due to electrocution are categorized as accidental in domestic and industrial environments. Murder by electrocution is reported very rarely. This case presents the murder of the child by his father in the way which is not usually applied in either filicide or homicide. Case Presentation: The body of a dead eight-year-old boy was brought to the Legal Medicine Organization center for autopsy with the history of separated parents and father with bipolar disorder. The coroner noticed the boy`s toes wired directly to an electric socket at the scene of the crime so the deceased was referred for further evaluation. Conclusion: Although filicide by electrocution is a rare method, especially for familicide according to literature, it should be considered in such murders.https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/ijmtfm/article/view/22359/pdfhomicidefilicidefamilicideelectrocution |
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Filicide by Electrocution |
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Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences |
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International Journal of Medical Toxicology and Forensic Medicine |
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Background: Filicide is the term to describe the homicide of the child performed by one of the
parents or both. Many different methods and devices may be used for these types of murders,
for example, asphyxia, planned car accidents, stabbing by knife, battering, electricity, and so
on. Most deaths due to electrocution are categorized as accidental in domestic and industrial
environments. Murder by electrocution is reported very rarely. This case presents the murder
of the child by his father in the way which is not usually applied in either filicide or homicide.
Case Presentation: The body of a dead eight-year-old boy was brought to the Legal Medicine
Organization center for autopsy with the history of separated parents and father with bipolar
disorder. The coroner noticed the boy`s toes wired directly to an electric socket at the scene of
the crime so the deceased was referred for further evaluation.
Conclusion: Although filicide by electrocution is a rare method, especially for familicide
according to literature, it should be considered in such murders. |
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homicide filicide familicide electrocution |
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