Filicide
Kpai classifies death of child in sukabumi as filicide
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A 12-year-old boy with initials NS died allegedly from abuse by his stepmother in Sukabumi Regency, West Java. The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) describes the case as filicide and urges swift legal proceedings. The House of Representatives (DPR) pledges to monitor the case through to trial.
Prosecutors confirmed that a man killed his children and then committed suicide in General Lagos using carbon monoxide intoxication.
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A judge in West Virginia sentenced Rebakah Weikle to two consecutive life terms for murdering her 4-year-old daughter in 2022. The killing stemmed from jealousy over attention the child received from her father. Weikle pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and child abuse resulting in death.