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. 2020 Apr 10;2:157–161. doi: 10.1016/j.fsisyn.2020.03.006

Table 1.

Other characteristics, frequencies, by type of domestic homicide.

Domestic Homicide
IPH
Non-IPH
Total
Sibilicide
Filicide
Parricide
Subtotal
N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%)
Total
23 (100.0)
32 (100.0)
27 (100.0)
14 (100.0)
73 (100.0)
96 (100.0)
Victims' sex
Male 11 (47.8) 27 (84.4) 18 (66.7) 6 (42.9) 51 (69.9) 62 (64.6)
Female
12 (52.2)
5 (15.6)
9 (33.3)
8 (57.1)
22 (30.1)
34 (35.4)
Victims' age
Median (p25-p75) 34 (29–50) 39 (31–47.5) 19 (6–35) 67.5 (56–73) 36 (27–53) 35.5 (28–53)
Min-Max 22–66 17–88 0–70 29–92 0–92 0–92
Mean (SD)
38.4 (12.9)
40.7 (14.4)
23.8 (20.4)
64.6 (15.5)
39.0 (22.3)
38.9 (20.4)
Victims' age groups
0–19 years old 0 (0.0) 2 (6.3) 14 (51.9) 0 (0.0) 16 (21.9) 16 (16.7)
20–39 years old 15 (65.2) 14 (43.8) 8 (29.6) 1 (7.1) 23 (31.5) 38 (39.6)
40–59 years old 6 (26.1) 13 (40.6) 4 (14.8) 4 (28.6) 21 (28.8) 27 (28.1)
60+ years old
2 (8.7)
3 (9.4)
1 (3.7)
9 (64.3)
13 (17.8)
15 (15.6)
Victims' school level
No school/minor age 5 (21.7) 5 (15.6) 7 (25.9) 7 (50) 19 (26) 24 (25.0)
Primary level 10 (43.5) 15 (46.9) 11 (40.7) 4 (28.6) 30 (41.1) 40 (41.7)
Above primary
8 (34.8)
12 (37.5)
9 (33.3)
3 (21.4)
24 (32.9)
32 (33.3)
Place of homicide
Residence 9 (39.1) 12 (37.5) 15 (55.6) 9 (64.3) 36 (49.3) 45 (46.9)
Open space 10 (43.5) 10 (31.3) 3 (11.1) 3 (21.4) 16 (21.9) 26 (27.1)
Public place
4 (17.4)
10 (31.3)
9 (33.3)
2 (14.3)
21 (28.8)
25 (26.0)
Means of killing
Suffocation 2 (8.7) 10 (31.3) 11 (40.7) 3 (21.4) 24 (32.9) 26 (27.1)
Blunt instrument 9 (39.1) 8 (25.0) 2 (7.4) 5 (35.7) 15 (20.5) 24 (25.0)
Poisoning 1 (4.3) 8 (25.0) 7 (25.9) 0 (0.0) 15 (20.5) 16 (16.7)
Burning 4 (17.4) 1 (3.1) 4 (14.8) 2 (14.3) 7 (9.6) 11 (11.5)
Firearms/cold weapon 1 (4.3) 4 (12.5) 2 (7.4) 4 (28.6) 10 (13.7) 11 (11.5)
Strangulation 6 (26.1) 1 (3.1) 1 (3.7) 0 (0.0) 2 (2.7) 8 (8.3)

IPH – Intimate partner homicide, SD – standard deviation.