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Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology
Published in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology 3/2009

01-09-2009 | Original Article

Intimate partner homicide

Author: Peter Mygind Leth

Published in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology | Issue 3/2009

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Abstract

Intimate partner homicides represent the most severe outcome of intimate partner violence, and constitute more than a quarter (26%) of all homicides in adults over 15 years of age in Southern Denmark. In our experience the victims of partner homicides are primarily women, often from socially disadvantaged families, and that these homicides usually are the result of an impulsive act, with the perpetrator often committing suicide after the act. The aim of this study was to investigate these hypotheses further, and to provide an up-to-date overview of intimate partner homicides in Southern Denmark.
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Metadata
Title
Intimate partner homicide
Author
Peter Mygind Leth
Publication date
01-09-2009
Publisher
Humana Press Inc
Published in
Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology / Issue 3/2009
Print ISSN: 1547-769X
Electronic ISSN: 1556-2891
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-009-9097-5

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