TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Homicide-Suicide in Durban, South Africa
JO  - Journal of interpersonal violence
A1  - Roberts, Karen
A1  - Wassenaar, Douglas
A1  - Canetto, S. S.
A1  - Pillay, Anthony
SP  - 877
EP  - 899
VL  - 25
IS  - 5
N2  - This study investigated homicide-suicide in Durban, South Africa, for the years 2000 to 2001. The incidence was 0.89 per 100,000, higher than the international average. A majority of perpetrators (91%) and victims (87%) were Black African, proportional to their representation in the population. Perpetrators were typically men (in 95% of cases), older than, and intimate partners (in 75% of cases) of the female victims (in 100% of cases). Average ages of perpetrators and victims were 32 and 27, respectively. The security sector was overrepresented as an employment category for perpetrators. A firearm was used in 87% of the homicides and 80% of the suicides. The individuals involved in homicide-suicides in Durban are similar to homicide-suicide perpetrators and victims in industrialized countries. The fact that homicide-suicides in South Africa, as in most countries, involve almost exclusively men killing female intimates confirms the importance of examining and challenging social norms enabling male violence against women.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0886-2605
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260509336964
ID  - ref1
ER  -