title: [Murder of children by children and adolescents--a rare crime].
abstract: Nine case reports obtained from the autopsy material of three German institutes of forensic medicine are presented to illustrate the rare offense "killing of a child by a child" and compared with data from the criminal statistics of the police. In addition, age-specific peculiarities, including adolescence, are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Justus-Liebig-Universität.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Risse
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lignitz
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Püschel
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Geserick
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001344:Autopsy; D002423:Cause of Death; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004332:Drowning / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006708:Homicide / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007298:Insanity Defense; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000473:pathology*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Tötung von Kindern durch Kinder und Jugendliche--ein seltenes Delikt.