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Intimate femicide followed by suicide: Examining the role of premeditation
Study
North America
Hypothesis 1
"Cases of intimate femicide followed by suicide are more likely to involve evidence of premeditation than cases of intimate femicide in which the offender does not commit suicide following the killing" (Dawson, 2011, p.78).
Hypothesis 2
"Cases of intimate femicide followed by suicide are more likely to involve offenders motivated by jealousy and illness or failing health than cases of intimate femicide in which the offender does not commit suicide following the killing" (Dawson, 2011, p.78).
Drawing from this data, during the 21-year period, according to official records, 1,206 women aged 15 and older were killed in Ontario.