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The Queen v Ajil [2015] VSC 725

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The Queen v Ajil [2015] VSC 725

ChapterManslaughter – refugee, traumatic childhood – post-traumatic stress disorder – reduced moral culpability

Coram: Beale J

Refugee, fled Iraq, suffered severe physical and sexual abuse in refugee camp: at [30]-[31].
Post-traumatic stress disorder from childhood experiences (and other mental health conditions) meant impaired mental functioning contributed to offending, reducing moral culpability and jail will be harder due to mental difficulties: at [31].

Source: Refugee Background

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