Writer.
Have Linux Cinnamon 17 and Libre office 4.2.3.3 in Swedish
The answer to “why does it shut down…,” appears to only be possible if the source code is analyzed.
I would try to reset my user profile (details are here: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/UserProfile) and if this does not solve the problem, I propose to file a bug report here: https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/bug/