Case series of females charged with murder or attempted murder of minors and referred to Weskoppies Hospital in terms of the <i>Criminal Procedure Act</i> over a period of 21 years

Women charged with murder or attempted murders of children are usually sent for forensic psychiatric evaluation. In South Africa research and literature on this population is scarce. A case series was studied of forensic files of 32 females charged with murder or attempted murder of children. These...

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Main Authors: Kwena B. Khoele, Paul H. de Wet, Hermanus W. Pretorius, Jaqui Sommerville
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2016-05-01
Series:South African Journal of Psychiatry
Online Access:http://www.sajp.org.za/index.php/sajp/article/view/887

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