Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://open.uns.ac.rs/handle/123456789/8847
Title: Multiple stabbing in sex-related homicides
Authors: Radojević N.
Radnić B.
Petkovič, Đerđi
Miljen M.
Čurović I.
Čukić D.
Šoć M.
Savić, Mirko
Issue Date: 1-Jul-2013
Journal: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Abstract: It is possible that sexually driven homicides are the consequence of sexual deviation, but more often than not the main cause of such homicides stems from a non-paraphilic person's emotional component. It is known that homicides which involve multiple stabbing are very often the result of the assailant's highly expressed affect. This study tries to establish whether such homicides are essentially related to the sexual motives of the murderer. This paper is conducted through a retrospective autopsy study that includes 766 cases of homicides. These were reviewed and analysed according to the motive of the homicide, as well as by method, age, and gender of the victim, and the relationship between the victim and the assailant. The motives of homicides are classified as non-sexual and sexual, including homicides related to rape, jealousy, amorous affairs outside of an established relationship, deviant sexual behaviour of psychiatric patients, paraphilia, and disturbed emotional relationships between the victim and the assailant. Cases include both hetero- and homosexual relationships. Multiple stabbing occurs significantly more frequently in sex-related homicides (≥3 stab wounds) than in other homicide types. When the criteria for multiple stabbing are changed (≥4, 5, or 25 stab wounds), the percentage of sex-related homicides rises in every group in relation to the increased number of wounds. Sensitivity and specificity are represented by ROC curves for 3, 5 and 7 stab wounds. The correlation coefficients between multiple stabbing and sex-related homicides regarding gender are all near 0.9. For female victims, all homicides committed by 25 and more stab wounds were found to be sex-related. Statistically, jealousy was the most frequent motive for sex-related multiple stabbing homicides. Regardless of age, homicides involving multiple stabbings should be considered sex-related, especially when the victim is female. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd and Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine. All rights reserved.
URI: https://open.uns.ac.rs/handle/123456789/8847
ISSN: 1752928X
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2013.03.005
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