The shape of justice: Sentencing of mentally ill defendants convicted of manslaughter
Published online on September 26, 2025
Abstract
Medicine, Science and the Law, Volume 66, Issue 2, Page 168-173, April 2026.
In June 2023, a mentally ill man stabbed to death three people in the street and seriously injured three others. A plea of guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility (DR) was accepted by the Crown Prosecution Service and he ...
In June 2023, a mentally ill man stabbed to death three people in the street and seriously injured three others. A plea of guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility (DR) was accepted by the Crown Prosecution Service and he ...