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Abnormal Homicide in Hong Kong

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

M. Wong  and
K. Singer
M. Wong
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong (formerly Medical Officer i/c, Forensic Psychiatric Unit, Mental Health Services, Hong Kong)
K. Singer
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong (formerly Head of Mental Health Services, Hong Kong)
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The different classifications of homicide used make comparative studies difficult. For our purposes we will sub-divide homicide as follows: (i) ‘Abnormal homicide’, comprising (a) ‘murder-suicide’ in which the murder suspect commits suicide, and (b) ‘abnormal murder’, comprising cases where (i) the murder suspect is mentally ill, or (ii) the court returns a verdict of manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility. (2) ‘Normal homicide’, a term we will use synonymously with ‘normal murder’, i.e. murder committed by the mentally normal.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 123 , Issue 574 , September 1973 , pp. 295 - 298
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1973 

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