Intrafamily homicides in Zagreb County from 1998 to 2017

Obitelj je osnovna društvena jedinica zasnovana na zajedničkom životu užeg kruga krvnih srodnika te članova koji nisu nužno u krvnom srodstvu, a u njoj se sjedinjuju biološko – reproduktivne, odgojne i ekonomske funkcije. Iako bi trebala biti sigurno mjesto svakog pojedinca, postoje obitelji u kojima dolazi do sukoba i nesuglasica koje se manifestiraju različitim oblicima nasilja. Razlikujemo tjelesno nasilje, psihičko nasilje, spolno uznemiravanje, ekonomsko nasilje te zanemarivanje. Krajnji oblik obiteljskog nasilja završava smrtnom posljedicom te u tom slučaju govorimo o ubojstvu unutar obitelji. Ubojstvo je protupravno, nasilno, svjesno i namjerno oduzimanje života nekoj osobi. S obzirom na to u kakvom su odnosu žrtva i počinitelj, razlikujemo infanticid, paricid (patricid/matridicid), siblicid (fratricid/sororicid), mariticid te uksoricid. Ovaj rad zahvaća analizu žrtvi ubojstva unutar obitelji, obduciranih na Zavodu za sudsku medicinu i kriminalistiku Medicinskog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu od 1998. do 2017. godine. Rad uključuje 97 žrtvi te 90 počinitelja. Analizirane su karakteristike žrtvi i počinitelja, njihov odnos, odabir sredstva za izvršenje ubojstva te učestalost samoubojstva počinitelja ovisno o odnosu sa žrtvom. Žrtve su češće bile žene, a počinitelji uglavnom muškarci. Počinitelj i žrtva su najčešće bili bračni ili izvanbračni supružnici. Vatreno oružje je bilo načešće korišteno sredstvo za izvršenje djela ubojstva. Četvrtina od ukupnog broja napadača je nakon ubojstva počinila samoubojstvo.The family is the fundamental social group based on common life inner circle of blood relatives and members who are not necessarily in blood relation, and it unites the biological – reproductive, educational and economic functions. Although it should be a safe place of every individual, there are families in which there are conflicts and disagreements that manifest the various forms of violence. There are several types of violence, which are divided into physical violence, psychological violence, sexual harassment, economic violence and neglect. The ultimate form of domestic violence ends fatal consequences and in this case we are talking about a intrafamily homicide. Homicide is an unlawful, violent, deliberate and intent ional act of taking a person's life. Considering the relation among victim and perpetrator, types of intrafamily homicide include infanticide, paricide (patricid / matridicid), siblicide (fratricide / sororicide), maricide and uxoricide. This paper analyzes intrafamily homicide victims autopsied at The Department of Forensic Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Zagreb from 1998. to 2017. The study included 97 victim and 90 perpetrators. The characteristics of the victim and perpetrator, their relationship, the choice of weapon and the frequency of suicide of the perpetrator depending on the relationship with the victim are analyzed. Victims were more often women, and perpetrators were mainly men. Considering the relation among victim and perpetrator, victim was mostly marital or extramarital spouse. Firearms was most used for committing the offense of homicide. A quarter of the total number of perpetrators committed suicide after committing a homicide