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DVRCV Discussion Paper No. 8Table A4: Apparent cause of death – percentage of mothers and fathersMethod % of mothers % of fathers*% of allperpetratorsBeating 9 35 24Strangulation 24 12 16Poisoning (incl. carbonmonoxide in cars) 14 7 10Stab wound 13 9 10Shaking 3 14 9Drowning 13 6 9Gun Shot 2 6 4Smoke inhalation/burns 7 2 4Drug overdose 5 1 3Criminal neglect 2 1 3Other eg hit by car, hang 5 6 5Unknown 3 1 2Total 100 100 100Source: Calculated from data provided by NHMP 1997–2008*includes stepfathersNote: Table excludes multiple perpetrators.Table A5: Various types of filicide and gender of perpetrators,Victoria 1989–1999PerpetratorsVictimsMothersFathersType of filicideNo. % No. % No. %Neonaticides 11 19 6 27 0 0Fatal assault* 19 33 5 23 14 58Filicide-suicide 18 31 6 27 7 29Extreme psychiatricdisturbance 6 10 3 14 1 4Other 4 7 2 9 2 8Total 58 100 22 100 24 100Source: Alder and Polk 2001* Alder and Polk (2001) use the term ‘fatal assault’ in the same way as the term ‘fatal abuse’ is used by otherresearchers, as outlined in Chapter 3.94