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Mothers and fathers are equally likely to kill their children, new child homicide findings suggest.
Victoria University researcher Liz Moore studied the post mortem examination results of 69 children, who were among the more than 200 murdered between 1980 and 2003.
She said most of that group were killed by a parent, or someone in a parental position, and that the offending was split between males and females.
Ms Moore said 30 of the children were killed alongside one or all of their siblings, and most of the offenders acted alone.
Of the 69 murdered children, 42 were boys, and the majority lived in nuclear family situations with both their biological parents.
Liz Moore presents her findings at a Victoria University seminar this afternoon.
- NEWSTALK ZB
