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February 24th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Her findings are not absolute, as she says a more complete data breakdown is needed.
The statistics do not distinguish between children who were killed unintentionally, by neglect or malnourishment for example, and those who were killed with deliberate intent. There is also no stand-alone data on how many children were killed in context of their parents’ relationship situation.
But by studying in detail the cases of eight men and seven women who killed their children, while also reviewing international articles on the subject, Dr Kirkwood was able to draw several conclusions.
The research showed women were almost as likely as men to commit filicide, with fathers responsible for the deaths of 140 children and women 127 children, over that 11-year period. [The remainder were killed by both parents.]
But their motives were markedly different.
“In some cases the primary motive was their own suicide and they killed their child as a part of that,” Dr Kirkwood said.
“They didn’t want to leave the child or children behind, or worried about the distress, or didn’t believe they would be as loved or cared for without them.
“We found that sort of suicide was more commonly perpetrated by mothers, but not always.”
In September 2005, former nurse Donna Fitchett killed her two children and then attempted to kill herself, following the breakdown of her relationship with her husband David.
Although unsuccessful in her own suicide attempt, Ms Fitchett had left a note to her husband where she explained her reasoning.
“I didn’t do it because I’m angry with you. I forgive you for whatever hurt you caused me. You can’t help it. I just couldn’t abandon our beautiful boys.”
The death of children under the hand of their father often, but not always, had a markedly different motive, Dr Kirkwood said.
“In other circumstances, the primary motive was to kill the child, as a way to get back at their ex-partner and we found that it was men who were more likely to kill their child or children for revenge. The primary motive was to get back at the mother,” she said.
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