Adolescent sexual matricide following repetitive mother-son incest

A case of a 16-year-old male who committed a sexual matricide following yea rs of mother-son incest is reported. After murdering his mother by strangul ation, which itself was sexually arousing, the youngster engaged in both va ginal and anal necrophilia. The homicide occurred while the perpetrator was in a dissociative state and experiencing what has been referred to as a ca tathymic crisis: the sudden release of emotionally charged psychic conflict and tension, resulting in extreme violence within an interpersonal bond. D iscussion of maternal image and maternal sexual conduct in relationship to the psychosexual development of adolescent males offers insight into the mo tivation in this extremely rare case.