Filicide

Filicide is the act of a parent killing his or her son or daughter. The word filicide comes from the Latin words filius meaning "son" or filia meaning "daughter" and the suffix -cide meaning "to kill, murder or cause death".

Famous cases of filicides include Peter the Great, who had his son Alexei tortured and killed; Wu Zetian, who is said to have killed her own daughter to frame her lover's wife; and Susan Smith, who murdered her two sons.Spitz, D.J. (2006): Investigation of Bodies in Water. In: Spitz, W.U. & Spitz, D.J. (eds): Spitz and Fisher’s Medicolegal Investigation of Death. Guideline for the Application of Pathology to Crime Investigations (Fourth edition), Charles C. Thomas, pp.: 846-881; Springfield, Illinois.

 Related pages 
 Homicide is the killing of any human
 Infanticide is the killing of an infant

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Category:Murders