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Comparative analysis of homicide and homicide followed by suicide in the period 2000-2022 in Southeastern Serbia
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BackgroundThis study aimed to examine a broad range of medico-legal factors related to the homicides (H) and homicides that followed the suicides (H-S) phenomenon in Southeastern Serbia during the period (2000-2022), providing context for the temporal scope of the data and its relevance to current trends.ResultsOur investigation from 2000 to 2022 revealed 529 H cases and 86 H-S cases. The H-S rate was 0.26 per 100,000 persons per year, accounting for 16.25% of the total population. We found that H-S perpetrators, typically males, older than H perpetrators, highly educated, urban, and unemployed, had a mentally inconspicuous status. Those who committed H had prior criminal records and were more frequently impaired by alcohol during the critical event compared with H-S perpetrators. The majority of male H victims were older than most female H and H-S victims, both from urban areas, with completed high school and employed, with mentally inconspicuous status, and married. Victims of H were more often under the influence of alcohol at the moment of the critical event. Previous threats against the victim were registered more often in cases of H-S, as well as the use of a handgun rather than a gunshot for committing murder. Typical motive in H was disagreement/dispute against acquaintances/neighbors, compared to intimate partners (IP) abandonment/threat of abandonment, and IP pathological jealousy as a part of intimate partner violence (IPV) in H-S. These distinct profiles provide a fascinating area for further research and underscore the importance of understanding the unique dynamics of H and H-S cases.ConclusionsAccording to our results, H-S is the most common form of IPV, suggesting that professionals should focus on targeted prevention strategies that address the identified patterns to reduce fatal outcomes.
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Homicide
Homicide-suicide
Intimate partner violence
Interpersonal violence
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