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Consecutive infanticides in Japan.

M Funayama1, K Sagisaka

  • 1Department of Forensic Medicine, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.

The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology
|March 1, 1988
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Mothers in Japan committed multiple infanticides, often immediately after birth, due to economic motives. These cases highlight a disturbing trend of neonaticide and infanticide within the country.

Area of Science:

  • Forensic Psychology
  • Criminology
  • Pediatric Medicine

Background:

  • Examines a series of infanticide cases in Japan spanning several years.
  • Focuses on mothers who killed multiple newborns, often immediately after delivery.

Observation:

  • A 34-year-old woman confessed to killing six infants between 1975-1983, with economic motives suspected.
  • Eleven additional cases of mothers killing three or more infants occurred in Japan between 1979-1986.

Findings:

  • All identified suspects were the natural mothers of the murdered infants.
  • Infants were killed using various methods of asphyxia, including strangulation and smothering.
  • Married women constituted the majority of the mothers involved in these infanticide cases.

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Implications:

  • Highlights the critical need for socioeconomic support systems for mothers.
  • Underscores the importance of early intervention and mental health support for postpartum women.
  • Suggests a pattern of neonaticide linked to socioeconomic stressors in Japan.