Revenge filicide; when parents kill

In this type of murder, the spouse specifically wants the partner to suffer and feel miserable. The offending partner wants the receiving partner, who they believe inflicted emotional and psychological pain on them, to experience the same.

Revenge filicide is not as common as some other kinds of homicide and studies show that it can be hard to pin down patterns and perpetrator motivations. The cases have become a great concern because expected protectors of children become monsters who kill. Homes are no longer safe spaces for children as they continue to lose their lives at the hands of fathers, stepfathers, guardians, parental figures or their parents’ partners.