together or one after another in the same incident either with or without a pact. The
incidence of dyadic deaths varies from community to community. The international rate of
homicide-suicide dyadic deaths ranges from 0.05 to 0.55 per 100,000. A variant of homicide-
suicide known as filicide-suicide involves the killing of children by a parent. Terms 'maternal
filicide'or 'paternal filicide'are used when the perpetrators are the mother or the father of the …