TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1995//
TI  - Reasons for homicide and suicide in episodes by dyadic death in Yorkshire and Humberside
JO  - Medicine, science, and the law
A1  - Milroy, C. M.
SP  - 213
EP  - 217
VL  - 35
IS  - 3
N2  - Fifty-two episodes of homicide-suicide were examined to determine the reasons behind the episodes. Forty-nine of the assailants were male. The major reason for homicide-suicide was breakdown in a relationship (46%), the victim usually being the spouse. Mental illness was the second commonest reason (21%). Physical ill health (11%) and financial stress (10%) were important reasons in older couples. Criminal behaviour was the reason in 11% of cases. Alcohol was detected in 15 (29%) of assailants, with 10 (19%) having a blood-alcohol level over 100mg/100ml. The results are compared with other published studies.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0025-8024
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -