TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - A case series of twenty one maternal filicides in the UK
JO  - Child abuse and neglect
A1  - McKee, Amy
A1  - Egan, Vincent
SP  - 753
EP  - 761
VL  - 37
IS  - 10
N2  - OBJECTIVE: This study reports a case-series study of 21 women from the United Kingdom convicted of the murder or manslaughter of their child (maternal filicide: MF). These cases were reviewed using data provided from police forces and from publicly available resources. METHODS: Content and thematic analysis and multidimensional scaling techniques were used to analyse the relationships between the variables present in the commission of the crimes. RESULTS: Mothers who killed their children could be categorised as emotionally driven and in despair at their situation, or rejecting their children due to perceiving them as a threat. Mothers who killed their babies (neonaticides) appeared to form two distinct subgroups: reluctant and detached neonaticidal offenders. CONCLUSION: These findings offer an insight into the factors that may be of relevance in understanding how a mother may come to commit MF, and are interpreted in terms of disturbed attachment processes.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0145-2134
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2013.02.008
ID  - ref1
ER  -