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R v Rachel Julie Tunstill

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
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R v Rachel Julie Tunstill
   
Issue: Whether the mental disorder supporting a verdict of infanticide had to arise solely from the effects of giving birth or lactation; the potential relevance of a pre-existing mental disorder.
   
Court: Court of Appeal
   
Reference:   2017/3150/B4 AND 2017/3151/B4
   
Neutral Citation:   [2018] EWCA Crim 1696
   
Judge(s): Treacy LJ, Yip J, HHJ Marson QC
   
Date: 19 July 2018