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Attempted Infanticide

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

A. J. Wilkins
A. J. Wilkins*
Affiliation:
The Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG
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Summary

The offence of attempted infanticide has hitherto been unknown in English Law. A case is here described in which a woman was convicted of infanticide, and attempted infanticide, having been charged with murder and attempted murder. The relevance of this is discussed, together with an aspect of infanticide previously unreported in the English literature, i.e. repetition of the offence.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 146 , Issue 2 , February 1985 , pp. 206 - 208
Copyright
Copyright © 1985 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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