medicolegal evaluation of a maternal filicide attempt a case report fotozdemir d balsevenodaba a tekam karada f akan f ylmaz e medicolegal evaluation of a maternal filicide attempt a case report turk j pediatr 2019 61 622628 filicide mainly refers to the murder of a child by hisher parents even though filicide is a rare event outcome of filicide is more severe compared to other types of murders in this report we aim to discuss the factors in which the case of a woman who attempted to kill her 25yearold daughter along with the demographical characteristics twentynineyearold mother attempted to kill her daughter by hanging even though the victim did not die as the mother regretted her action the triggers and the plot of the case discussed within the filicide framework therefore the presented case report would contribute to the understanding of the nature of the filicide and it might bring a different perspective because of the different development process of filicide sharing the disorder and interwoven motivations between the child and mother in this respect we aim to draw attention of pediatricians child psychiatrists and forensic pathologists about the importance of filicide