When Mothers become Murderers

                  Maternal Filicide. When mothers kill their own children. How in the world could something like this happen? Why, is the more important question. Mothers who can do this to their own flesh and blood must not be mentally stable. One way that a mother could do this to their own child is if they believe it's what the child wants. This is called "Altrustic filicide." Another way that this could happen is if the mother is mentally ill to the point where she hears voices. In a case like this, the mother usually does not have an understandable motive. This is called " Acutely psychotic filicide." A mother could also do this by using "Fatal maltreatment filicide," where a mother has no intention of killing her child, but it happens after cumulative abuse takes place. A mother could also use "Unwanted child filicide," a method where the mother kills her own child because she believes that they are a burden. Lastly a mother could kill her child to get revenge on her husband and hurt them emotionally, better known as "Spouse revenge filicide." The saddest part about all of this is that it happens enough for there to be different reasons for why it happens.