Parricide in Thailand: Its Causes, Characteristics, and Factors
Issued Date
2023-05-01
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ISSN
10887679
eISSN
15526720
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85112354718
Journal Title
Homicide Studies
Volume
27
Issue
2
Start Page
275
End Page
295
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SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
Homicide Studies Vol.27 No.2 (2023) , 275-295
Suggested Citation
Manujantarat T. Parricide in Thailand: Its Causes, Characteristics, and Factors. Homicide Studies Vol.27 No.2 (2023) , 275-295. 295. doi:10.1177/10887679211031286 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/81411
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Parricide in Thailand: Its Causes, Characteristics, and Factors
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Abstract
To date, studies as to parricide have mostly pertained to Western contexts. This study is the first exploratory research to consider parricide in Thailand alongside its patterns, causes and factors within this specific socio-cultural context. In-depth interviews were employed with 21 male perpetrators of parricide serving sentences in three prisons in Thailand. These interviews found that the victims had abused and committed domestic violence against the perpetrator prior to the parricide. Furthermore, the act of parricide in each case derived from the anger of, and unplanned use of weapons (i.e., sticks, kitchen tools and farming tools) by, a sole perpetrator.