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Filicide is the deliberate act of a parent killing their own child. The word filicide is derived from the Latin words filius and filia ('son' and 'daughter') and the suffix -cide, from the word caedere meaning 'to kill'. The word can refer to both the crime and perpetrator of the crime.
Meanwhile, their mother was described as an enabling, selfish, mentally unstable alcoholic [58] and drug addict [failed verification] who encouraged her husband's behavior and was also violent toward the brothers. [4] Lyle alleged that his father began abusing him at age 6, but stopped when he was 8 without explanation. [59]
A survey conducted by Disability Rights International found that 45% of women interviewed by them in Kenya were pressured to kill their children born with disabilities. The pressure is much higher in the rural areas, with every two mothers out of three being forced to kill their disabled child. [102]
America's boys have a lot to lose from witnessing men like the president-elect rise to the top. ... my most important job as their mother was to shape them into kind, respectful children ...
The Menendez brothers murdered their parents, José and Kitty, on the evening of Aug. 20, 1989, in their Beverly Hills home. Each armed with a 12-gauge shotgun, Lyle, then 21, and Erik, then 18 ...
Ryan Dean and Dana Moorer, the boys' biological mother and grandmother, allege that the children were unlawfully taken from their mother and placed in the care of a couple who now face murder ...
Matricide – the act of killing one's mother (Latin: mater "mother"). Neonaticide – the act of killing an infant within the first twenty-four hours or month (varies by individual and jurisdiction) of its life. Nepoticide – the act of killing one's nephew. Parricide or parenticide – the killing of one's mother, father, or other close ...
The results reported that 57% of parental abuse was physical; using a weapon was at 17%; throwing items was at 5% and verbal abuse was at 22%. With 82% of the abuse being against mothers (five times greater than against fathers), and 11% of the abusers were under the age of 10 years.