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UNODC-Global Study

Intimate femicide followed by suicide: Examining the role of premeditation

Executive Summary

In this insightful piece, Dr. Myrna Dawson explores how premeditation is differentially involved in cases of femicide-suicide (where the perpetrator dies by suicide after committing the femicide) and femicide that does not involve perpetrator suicide in Canada. Findings indicate that premeditation is more common in cases of femicide-suicide; however, the extent of premeditation differs based on the type of femicide-suicide perpetrator. This article is only accessible with journal subscription.

Author(s)

Myrna Dawson

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.

 

 


 

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