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This is a list of mass or spree killers in Asia that committed familicides. A mass murderer is typically defined as someone who kills three or more people in one incident, with no "cooling off" period, not including themselves. [1] [2] A mass murder typically occurs in a single location where one or more persons kill several others. [3] [4] [5]
The victims must have been largely the relatives of the perpetrator to be considered a familicide.
This list does not include serial killers, members of democidal governments, or major political figures who orchestrated such actions.
| Perpetrator | Date | Year | Location | State | Killed | Injured | W | Additional Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Zaman, 30* | Sept. 25 | 2009 | Ghola | 15–16 | ? | F | Committed suicide | [6] | |
| Unknown | Nov. 23 | 1936 | Maropally | 14 | 2 | M | Arrested | [7] | |
| Warekar, Asnain Anwar, 35 | Feb. 28 | 2016 | Thane | 14 | 1 | M | Committed suicide | ||
| Mohammed Nawaz, 22 | July 4 | 1996 | Faisalabad | 13 | 0 | M | Arrested | [8] | |
| Amar Lajdah | Oct. 12 | 2020 | Al Bayda | 12 | 3 | F | Killed by police | [9] [10] | |
| Bahram Jeshanpur, 30 | Feb. 17 | 2024 | Kerman | 12 | 3 | F | Killed by security forces | [11] [12] | |
| Saeed al-Qashash, 19 | June 10 | 1998 | Amman | 12 | 0 | F | Sentenced to death and executed | [13] | |
| Abbas Khan^ | Sept. | 1896 | Jabbar | 11 | 2 | M | Arrested | [14] | |
| Jalal Osman Khoja, 40* (جلال عثمان خوجة) | Dec. 26 | 2000 | Jeddah | 11 | 0 | F | Committed suicide | [15] | |
| Abdul Emir Khalaf Sabhan* | Aug. 26 | 2003 | Baghdad | 11 | 0 | F | Committed suicide | [16] | |
| Unknown, 26 | Dec. 22 | 2016 | Jhanabad | 10 | 5 | F | Arrested | [17] | |
| Jamaluddin, 45* (जमालुद्दीन) | Jan. 4 | 2017 | Pashim Mahona | 10 | 2–4 | MP | Committed suicide | [18] | |
| Gurmit Singh, 40* | March 24 | 2000 | Budhanwala | 10 | 0 | P | Committed suicide | [19] | |
| Shanmukh Rai* | April 23/24 | 2002 | Bhagha | 10 | 0 | M | Arrested | [20] | |
| Zafar Iqbal* | April 15 | 2009 | Jhulki-Satrah | 10 | 0 | M | Arrested Terminated a pregnancy | [21] | |
| Unknown* | Sept. | 2009 | Aden | 10 | 0 | A | Committed suicide | [22] | |
| Unknown* | Feb. | 1980 | Aurangabad | 9 | 6 | P | Arrested | [23] | |
| Dipendra of Nepal, 29* | June 1 | 2001 | Kathmandu | 9 | 5 | F | Committed suicide | ||
| Taş, Yusuf, 25* | Feb. 4 | 2016 | Gaziantep | 9 | 2 | F | Sentenced to life imprisonment | [24] [25] | |
| Nasir Abbas | Aug. 20 | 2009 | Faisalabad | 9 | 0 | F | Sentenced to death | [26] | |
| Mohamed Jamil Ahmed, 41* | Aug. 18 | 1955 | Sandila | 8 | 1 | F | Committed suicide | [27] | |
| Chen Yanxiang, 31 (陳彥翔) | June 15 | 2022 | Hsinchu | 8 | 1 | A | Sentenced to death | ||
| Ghulam Mohammad* | July 6 | 2001 | Gujar Khan | 8 | 0 | F P | Sentenced to death | [28] | |
| Khalid Ali* | Aug. 16 | 2001 | 8 | 0 | F O | [29] | |||
| Yüksel, Murat, 38* | June 2 | 2009 | Adana | 8 | 0 | F | Arrested | [30] | |
| Mohammad Afzal, 19* | Oct. 22 | 2011 | Kalarabad | 8 | 0 | F P | Arrested | [31] | |
| Faiz Karbalawi, 50 (فائز کربلاوی) | April 7 | 2021 | Ahvaz & Karun | 8 | 0 | F | Committed suicide | [32] | |
| Unknown | 1934 | Lahore | 8 | ? | Arrested | [33] | |||
| Mahomed Barkat* | 1937 | Lahore | 8 | ? | M | [34] | |||
| Ohashi, Kazuo, 26 (大橋一雄) | Jan. 27 | 1946 | Wakayama | 8 | 0 | M | Sentenced to death Later changed to life imprisonment | [35] | |
| Mizuki, Tetsuo., 24 (水木鉄雄) | Dec. 12 | 1953 | Niina | 8 | 0 | F A | Found not guilty by reason of insanity | [36] | |
| Taşçı, Ömer, 48* | Sept. 9 | 2007 | Karaadilli | 8 | ? | F | Sentenced to 80 years in prison | [37] | |
| Unknown | Aug. | 1993 | Thanh Hoa province | 7 | 5 | E | [38] | ||
| Muhammad Azam | Dec. 10/11 | 2004 | Jaranwala | 7 | 5 | MP | Arrested | [39] | |
| Ikeda, Kazumichi, 44 (池田一通) | Jan. 31 | 1980 | Nigishimacho | 7 | 3 | FM | Committed suicide | [40] | |
| Unknown | Feb. | 1950 | 7 | 2 | P | Committed suicide | [41] | ||
| Huseynov, Rafig Muzaffar, 36 | Oct. 1 | 2014 | Goranboy | 7 | 2 | F E | Sentenced to life imprisonment | [42] [43] | |
| Unknown° | Nov. 8 | 1933 | Lahore | 7 | 1 | F | Arrested | [44] | |
| Fujishiro, Yasutaka, 47* (藤城康孝) | Aug. 2 | 2004 | Kakogawa | 7 | 1 | MA | Sentenced to death and executed | [45] | |
| Ram Kishan Patel, 45* | March 12 | 2006 | Datehli | 7 | 1 | P | Committed suicide | [46] | |
| Chen Pu-chuan | Sept. 12 | 1924 | Taichow [47] | 7 | 0 | [48] | |||
| Yoshikawa, Ryuichi, 27* | March | 1938 | 7 | 0 | M | [49] | |||
| Kudo, Yonekichi, 60* | Oct. 12 | 1948 | Tokyo | 7 | 0 | MA | Committed suicide | [50] | |
| Unknown, 17* | July | 1953 | Acıpayam | 7 | 0 | M | Arrested | [51] | |
| Unknown* | Dec. | 1988 | 7 | 0 | P | Committed suicide | [52] | ||
| Mohammed Nawaz* | Sept. 21 | 2002 | Islamabad | 7 | 0 | F P | Sentenced to death Terminated a pregnancy | [53] | |
| Shahzado Behan, 30* | July 27 | 2003 | Paryo Bahan | 7 | 0 | F | Arrested | [54] | |
| Danışmaz, Hasan, 38* | Jan. 7 | 2008 | Sürmene | 7 | 0 | F | Sentenced to life imprisonment Killed a truck driver in Dec. 2001 | [55] | |
| Sunil Kumar Sen, 34 | Oct. 12 | 2009 | Sainik Society | 7 | 0 | M | Arrested | [56] | |
| Saleh Mohammed, 42–43* (صالح محمد) | Oct. 22 | 2009 | الهلوم | 7 | 0 | F | Attempted suicide | [57] | |
| Uttar Meher, 42* | April 15 | 2011 | Katarabeda | 7 | 0 | MO | [58] | ||
| Ihsanullah* | Feb. 12 | 2015 | Qalat | 7 | 0 | F | Shot dead | [59] | |
| Shravan Kanat, 36* | Oct. 10/11 | 2015 | Moti Kosladi | 7 | 0 | M | Committed suicide | [60] | |
| Unknown man, 18 | March 4 | 1957 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa | 7 | 0 | Found not guilty by reason of insanity | [61] [62] [63] | ||
| Ariyama, Masao, 24 (有山政男) | July 22 | 1959 | Iwatsuki | 7 | 0 | A | Sentenced to death | [64] | |
| Unknown* | Feb. | 2001 | 7 | ? | F | Committed suicide | [65] | ||
| Natti Sankara Rao, 48* | Nov. 30/Dec. 1 | 2010 | Mettapeta | 7 | ? | MO | Arrested | [66] | |
| Weng Renxian, 50 (翁仁賢) | Feb. 7 | 2016 | Taoyuan, Taiwan | 6 | 5 | A | Sentenced to death and executed | ||
| Riaz Ahmad* | Jan. 8 | 2001 | Mandi Bahauddin | 6 | 2 | M | Arrested | [67] | |
| Ghulam Mustafa, 25 | April 6 | 2005 | Marzeka & Langwalato | 6 | 2 | F | Arrested | [68] | |
| Namiki, Kisaburo* | April | 1948 | 6 | 1 | M | Committed suicide | [69] | ||
| Ohba, Shinshe, 32* | Feb. 1 | 1970 | Shimabara | 6 | 1 | F A | Committed suicide | [70] | |
| Ram Prasad Karna, 27* | April 4 | 1977 | 6 | 1 | MP | Terminated a pregnancy | [71] | ||
| Biresh Poddar, 40 | Dec. 16/17 | 2000 | Maniktala | 6 | 1 | MP | Arrested | [72] | |
| Mohammad Ali, 20* | June 24/25 | 2014 | Amangarh | 6 | 1 | F | Arrested | [73] | |
| Noor Din Khan | Aug. 27 | 2019 | Sargodha | 6 | 1 | FMA | Committed suicide | [74] | |
| Pan Chih-lin* | 1887 | Chiang-tu | 6 | 0 | MA | Arrested | [75] | ||
| Nakagawa, Manjiro (中川萬次郎) | Aug. | 1905 | Osaka | 6 | 0 | M | Arrested | [76] | |
| Unknown* | Dec. 8 | 1928 | Delbhog | 6 | 0 | MA | Arrested Also killed a cow and a goat | [77] | |
| Unknown* | April | 1933 | Viluppuram | 6 | 0 | Committed suicide | [78] | ||
| Unknown Police Officer* | Dec. 17 | 1949 | Rangoon | 6 | 0 | F | Committed suicide | [79] | |
| Po Aung, 40* | March | 1965 | Mergui | 6 | 0 | M | Committed suicide | [80] | |
| Unknown* | Oct. | 1974 | Balitai | 6 | 0 | P | Committed suicide | [81] | |
| Dilber, Halil, 40* | Aug. 9 | 1986 | Killar | 6 | 0 | FM | Committed suicide | [82] | |
| Bheru Singh* | June 3 | 1988 | Dablana | 6 | 0 | M | Sentenced to death | [83] | |
| Shaikh Ayub* | Feb. 5/6 | 1995 | 6 | 0 | M | Sentenced to death Later commuted to life imprisonment | [84] | ||
| Aydın, Muammer, 26* | Dec. 2 | 1995 | Evci | 6 | 0 | FM | Committed suicide while awaiting trial | [85] | |
| Dhaneswar Ratia* | Jan. 13 | 2000 | Tezpur | 6 | 0 | MA | Arrested | [86] | |
| Saroj Bala, 35* | April 10 | 2002 | Hapur | 6 | 0 | P | Committed suicide | [87] | |
| Jafar Ali, 35* | July 17 | 2002 | Etawah | 6 | 0 | M | Sentenced to death | [88] | |
| Shibendu Saha* | July 18 | 2004 | Calcutta | 6 | 0 | MP | Committed suicide | [89] | |
| Jagdiah* | Aug. 19/20 | 2005 | Madhya Pradesh | 6 | 0 | M | Sentenced to death | [90] | |
| Iftikhar Khan* | Feb. 23 | 2007 | Guli Bagh | 6 | 0 | [91] | |||
| I. N., 35 | May 29 | 2008 | Abu Alanda | 6 | 0 | M | Sentenced to death | [92] | |
| Abdul Hafeez Bhatti* | Sept. 15 | 2008 | 6 | 0 | M | Sentenced to death | [93] [94] [95] | ||
| Unknown, 17* | May 7 | 2010 | Essaouira | 6 | 0 | F | Arrested | [96] | |
| Sivaguru, 48* | Aug. 12 | 2010 | Dasanaickanpatti | 6 | 0 | MO | Arrested | [97] | |
| Arif Mubashir, 40* | July 26 | 2011 | Tandlianwala | 6 | 0 | F | Arrested | [98] | |
| Dhal Singh Devangan, 36* | Feb. 19 | 2012 | Mohdipat | 6 | 0 | M | Sentenced to death | [99] | |
| Momin Khan* | Jan. 23 | 2014 | Pilkhana | 6 | 0 | M | Arrested | [100] | |
| Komatsu, Hirobumi, 32* (小松博文) | Oct. 6 | 2017 | Hitachi, Ibaraki | 6 | 0 | MA | Sentenced to death | ||
| Iihoshi, Masahiro, 42 (飯干昌大) | Nov. 26 | 2018 | Takachiho, Miyazaki | 6 | 0 | M | Committed suicide | [101] | |
| Appalaraju, Battina, 50* | Apr. 15 | 2021 | Visakhapatnam | 6 | 0 | M | Sentenced to death | [102] | |
| Budhe Singh* | July 10 | 1931 | Siuli Patti Kauria | 6 | ? | M | Arrested | [103] | |
| Rachid Saad Kamaleddine, 34* | Feb. | 1961 | Baghdad | 6 | ? | Arrested | [104] | ||
| Mohammad Arshad, 24 | Jan. 1 | 2025 | Lucknow | 6 | 0 | M | Arrested | [105] | |
| Nozu Hideaki, 23 (野津英滉) | Jun. 4 | 2020 | Takarazuka, Hyōgo | 3 | 1 | F | Sentenced to life imprisonment | [106] |
| Perpetrator | Date | Year | Location | Province | Killed | Injured | W | Additional Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ou Yangpu (欧阳普) | Jan. 1 | 1976 | Zixing | Hunan | 17 | 0 | M | Committed suicide | [107] |
| Liu Aibing, 34* (刘爱兵) | Dec. 12 | 2009 | Yinshanpai | Hunan | 13 | 1 | FMA | Sentenced to death and executed | [108] |
| Jia Yingmin, 40 (賈英民) | Oct. 6 | 2000 | Kunlong | Shaanxi | 12 | 0 | M | Committed suicide | [109] |
| Wang Changyi, 30 (王昌义) | Aug. 1 | 2006 | Mengzi County | Yunnan | 10 | 1 | M | Committed suicide, Also killed a pig, a dog and a cat | [110] |
| Chai Gongmin, 21 (柴公敏) | Feb. 12 | 2008 | Baoding | Hebei | 10 | 0 | M | Sentenced to death | [111] |
| Gao Xueqing, 25* | Feb. | 1985 | Henan | Henan | 9 | ? | MA | Arrested | [112] |
| He Xiangyue* (何祥月) | March 20 | 2005 | Yibin | Sichuan | 9 | ? | M | Sentenced to death and executed | [113] |
| Xu, ---, 34 | Sept. 15 | 1998 | Magui | Guangdong | 7 | 5 | M | Arrested | [114] |
| Feng Zhongyou, 25 (冯忠友) | Nov. 16 | 2004 | Bohuo | Yunnan | 7 | 1 | M | Committed suicide | [115] |
| Zhu Caifa, 37* (祝才发) | Feb. 3 | 2010 | Ximenkan | Guizhou | 7 | 0 | M | Arrested | [116] |
| Ma Yongdong, 24* (麻永东) | Oct. 14 | 2013 | Wenghoug | Ningxia | 7 | 0 | M | Arrested Terminated a pregnancy | [117] |
| Jia,--- (贾某某) | Nov. 22 | 2013 | Huaiyang | Henan | 7 | 0 | M | Arrested | [118] |
| Wu Shouguo, 38* (武守国) | Feb. 14 | 2015 | Xiaonangou | Hebei | 7 | 0 | M | Committed suicide | [119] |
| Chen Qian, 29 (陈谦) | Dec. 27/28 | 2009 | Qinghe County | Hebei | 6 | 5 | FM | Committed suicide | [120] |
| Song Shuangxi | July | 1986 | Hubei | Hubei | 6 | 3 | M | Committed suicide | [121] |
| Wen Tieshuan, 49* (温铁栓) | Nov. 26 | 2009 | Qingshuihe County | Inner Mongolia | 6 | 1 | M | Committed suicide | [122] |
| Ma Yanshan, 36* (马燕山) | May 2 | 2002 | Ürümqi | Xinjiang | 6 | 0 | M | Sentenced to death | [123] |
| Huang Wenyi, 34 (黄文义) | Dec. 28 | 2006 | Foshan | Guangdong | 6 | 0 | M | Sentenced to death | [124] |
| Dong Gang, 29* (董刚) | Feb. 24 | 2007 | Helong | Jilin | 6 | 0 | M | Sentenced to death | [125] |
| Chen Wenfa, 21* (陈文法) | Nov. 16 | 2009 | Wumeng | Yunnan | 6 | 0 | M | Found not guilty by reason of insanity | [126] |
| Li Lei, 28* (李磊) | Nov. 23 | 2009 | Beijing | Beijing | 6 | 0 | M | Sentenced to death | [127] |
| Zhang Erhong, 32* (张二红) | Feb. 9 | 2010 | Manshan | Hebei | 6 | 0 | M | Arrested | [128] |
| Jiang Shunmao | March 23 | 1981 | Gongcheng | Guangxi | 6 | ? | E | Committed suicide | [129] |
| Li Bingzhang (李炳章) | March 8 | 2003 | Beiliu City | Guangxi | 6 | ? | Sentenced to death | [130] |
* – Marks cases where all the victims were relatives of the perpetrator
W – A basic description of the weapons used in the murders