Child murder
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Child murder, also known as pedicide, child manslaughter or child homicide, is the homicide of an individual who is a minor. In many legal jurisdictions, it is considered an aggravated form of homicid
Albert Fish, a serial killer known for committing pedicides from the 1920s until his arrest in 1932
18th century illustration of William York (aged 10) murdering Susan Matthew (aged 5) on 13 May 1748, from The Newgate Calendar
Jammu Siltavuori, also known as "Uncle Jammu", murdered two 8-year-old girls in 1989.
A painting from 1835 by Theodor Hildebrandt with the title The Murder of the Sons of Edward IV depicting Edward V of England and his brother Richard of York about to be killed
Murder of James Bulger
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On 12 February 1993 in Merseyside, England, two 10-year-old boys, Robert Thompson and Jon Venables, abducted, tortured, and murdered a two-year-old boy, James Patrick Bulger. Thompson and Venables led
Child murder
…were committed by other children. Several pedicides have gained prominent media exposure. One was the killing on 12 February 1993 of the 2-year-old boy James Bulger by Robert Thompson and Jon Venables who were both 10-years-old in Bootle, Merseyside, England. He was beaten and stoned before his corpse was left on…
James Bulger
Mug shots of Jon Venables and Robert Thompson taken at the time of their arrest
The Red Bank Secure Unit in 2022