Mentally ill and the criminal justice system
Mother wants answers as to why son died When Ikram Said’s son was placed in seclusion for up to 23 hours a day, he begged her to hire a lawyer and get him out of…
not criminally responsible
Man Not Criminally Responsible for Greyhound Bus Beheading; Victim’s Family Call for Punishment
Justice John Scurfield ruled Thursday that a man accused of beheading and cannibalizing a Greyhound bus passenger is not criminally responsible (“NCR”) due to mental illness. Vince Li’s trial lasted only two days and heard from…
Sniffing Armpits a Capital Offence
A 36-year-old man in Singapore has been jailed for 14 years for molesting residents of the country over the past 15 months. His offence was forcefully sniffing the armpits of random women. As you can…