Explainer: The strange case of the law around infanticide

By Sophia Hammond August 15, 2026

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7 Aug, 2023 05:00 PM12 minutes to read

Few things inspire such an intense combination of sorrow and horror as cases of parents killing children, whether by accident, cold-bloodedly and deliberately or as a result of mental illness.

The ripples spread far, to

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Explainer: The strange case of the law around infanticide

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