Citation

Fain DB, McCormick GM. J. Forensic Sci. 1988; 33(2): 554-557.

Affiliation

Forensic Pathologists, Inc., Bossier City, LA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1988, American Society for Testing and Materials, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3373172

Abstract

This case report examines a child abuse homicide in which the perpetrator committed suicide a few hours after the infant's death. At the time of the perpetrator's suicide he was not under investigation, nor was he a suspect in the death of the child. Although the literature does not contain reports of similar cases, we are sure they exist. This report raises the question of the degree of social stigma attached to the accusation of child abuse. It also serves as a warning to those who must deal with the potentially suicidal child abuser.

Language: en