altruistic filicide

Etymology
Coined by Phillip Resnick, who published research on filicide in 1969. He stated that there were five main motives for filicide, including "altruistic," "fatal maltreatment," "unwanted child," and "spousal revenge."

Noun

 * 1) A homicide performed "out of love" to assuage the authentic or imagined suffering of the child.

Translations

 * French: filicide altruiste
 * Ido: filicidio altruista