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Poor mental health often plays a role in adults killing children. But it is primarily about violence

  • Written by Sam Teague, Associate Dean of Engagement, Murdoch University

Recently, two babies died on opposite sides of the country. The first was a seven-month-old boy, found dead after being retrieved from a lake in rural Queensland.

A second baby, a six-month-old girl was found dead in Perth, Western Australia.

Both cases are being reported as family violence incidents. The boy was allegedly killed by “a man...

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