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Infanticide (or infant homicide) is the intentional killing of infants or offspring. Infanticide was a widespread practice throughout human history that was mainly used to dispose of unwanted children, [1]: 61 its main purpose being the prevention of resources being spent on weak or disabled offspring.
The Menendez brothers, born into a life of wealth and privilege, testified that they killed their mother and father in self-defense after a lifetime of emotional, physical and sexual abuse. At the ...
Nelson killed his six children and the family's dog. Diane Downs, May 19, 1983, Springfield, Oregon. Downs shot her three children, killing one and leaving the other two permanently disabled, and attempted to blame it on a carjacker. James Alan Day, October 18, 1984, Evansville, Indiana. Day killed his six children before committing suicide. [23]
A 1999 U.S. Department of Justice study concluded that mothers were responsible for a higher share of children killed during infancy between 1976 and 1997 in the United States, while fathers were more likely to have been responsible for the murders of children aged eight or older. [1]
The U.S. reached a new record number of gun-related deaths among children in 2021, claiming 4,752 young lives, a new analysis of CDC data finds. Firearms killed a record number of children in 2021 ...
Target 3.2 states that "by 2030, the goal is to end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age with all countries aiming to reduce under‑5 mortality to as low as 25 per 1,000 live births." [4] Child mortality rates have decreased in the last 40 years.
A juvenile is in custody after five were killed, including three children, during a 'possible domestic violence situation' in Fall City, Washington. Juvenile in custody after 5 people killed ...
Nicole Kasinskas killed her mother with the help of her boyfriend in 2003. [7] Sarah Marie Johnson was the only female to kill both of her parents without the help of an accomplice in 2003. Thomas Bartlett Whitaker killed his mother and his brother (and tried to kill his father but failed) in 2003. Tyler Hadley killed both of his parents on ...