Appendix (Web Material).
Circumstances Adapted From Resnick (1969)
| Circumstance | Subtypes | Criteria |
|---|---|---|
| Parental Intimate-Partner Problems | Parental intimate-partner violence with child violence | A child of the perpetrator was killed during parental intimate-partner violence and a parent of the child victim is also killed or seriously injured. Often, in these incidents, the entire household of occupants and visitors are killed. |
| Parental intimate-partner problems with child violence alone | A parent perpetrator was having problems with the other parent of the child victim(s), which prompted the killing of his or her children before committing suicide. These incidents did not include a parent homicide victim. One example is that the perpetrator stated that he or she did not want the ex-spouse to have visitation rights and therefore killed the children. | |
| Parental Perceived Mercy Killing/Altruism | These incidents had a parent perpetrator who believed he or she was relieving their child of suffering (either real or imagined). For example, the perpetrator stated that he or she thought the world was too cruel for his or her children. | |
| Parental Mental Health Related | These incidents had a parent perpetrator who killed his or her children while experiencing symptoms of a mental health problem. For this circumstance, the mental health symptom had to be connected to the act. For example, the perpetrator was reported as having hallucinations during the incident. | |
| Parental Burden | The perpetrator expressed to witnesses or wrote a suicide note stating he or she is no longer willing or fit to care for his/her child anymore. | |
| Parental Child Abuse | The child of a perpetrator was being physically abused or neglected. The perpetrator did not show homicidal intentions; however, the abuse resulted in death. For example, a perpetrator slapped his/her child and the child died. | |
| Other Domestic Violence Related | The child was related to the perpetrator but the perpetrator was not a parent, stepparent, or foster parent. | |
| Intimate Partner Violence Related | The child was killed by an adult intimate partner. |