Table 2.8
Senior victims of family-related murder-suicide, by cause of death and accused-victim relationship, Canada, 2001 to 2011

Table 2.8 Senior victims of family-related murder-suicide, by cause of death and accused-victim relationship, Canada, 2001 to 2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of table 2.8 senior victims of family-related murder-suicide. The information is grouped by relationship of accused to victim (appearing as row headers), cause of death, shooting, stabbing, beating, strangulation, suffocation or drowning, other and total, calculated using number , percent and number units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Relationship of accused to victim Cause of death
Shooting Stabbing Beating Strangulation, suffocation or drowning OtherNote 1 Total
number percent number percent number percent number percent number percent number percent
SpouseNote 2 12 50 4 17 3 13 4 17 1 4 24 100
Grown childNote 3 7 44 6 38 2 13 1 6 0 0 16 100
Other familyNote 4 4 40 2 20 2 20 2 20 0 0 10 100
Total 23 46 12 24 7 14 7 14 1 2 50 100
Note 1.

Includes poisoning and lethal injection.

Note 2.

Includes current and former legally married and common-law spouses and same-sex spouses.

Note 3.

Includes biological, step, adoptive and foster children.

Note 4.

Includes all other family members related by blood, marriage (including common-law) or adoption. Examples include grandchildren, uncles, aunts, siblings, cousins and in-laws.

Note: Excludes incidents where the sex and/or age of victim was unknown. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey.
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