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regimes under which they are prosecuted and may
defend themselves must also be examined to see if
they are still fit for purpose. In the words of Dame
Victoria Sharp in Carla Foster’s appeal, this is a case
“that calls for compassion, not punishment.”
Dr Hemant Bagalkote
Consultant Psychiatrist
References
MBBS, DPM, MD (Psych), FRCPsych
[1] Law Commission “Murder Manslaughter and Infanticide,” (2006), Annex E: Infanticide Disorders and Classification; see also I Brockington, Motherhood and Mental
Health (1996).
Dr Hemant Bagalkote is a Consultant Psychiatrist in Adult Mental
Health based in Nottingham.
He has experience with a wide range of clinical problems including
[2] Criminal Law Revision Committee, Fourteenth Report:
Offences Against the Person
referrals from primary and secondary care and also tertiary referrals
for patients with complex needs. Additionally, he also helps manage
(1980), Cmnd 7844, para 105.
service users with high needs supported by the community teams
and there is a strong ethos of recovery and normalisation, involving
[3] Meyer and Oberman, “Mothers Who Kill their Children”
(2001) New York University Press, p.42 - 45
partnership working with third sector agencies and independent
organisations.
[1] R D Mackay, “Infanticide and related Diminished Responsibility Manslaughters – An Empirical Study” (2006)
para.21.
Dr Bagalkote has expertise in: Adult Psychiatry, Depression, PTSD,
Anxiety, Psychosis, Substance Misuse, Family and Immigration
Matters and Criminal Law.
If anyone interested in this issue to get in touch
He is approved under Section 12 (2) of the Mental Health Act 1983 as
having a special expertise in the field of psychiatry.
Karlia Lykourgou is a barrister at Doughty Street
Chambers specialising in crime and professional
discipline.
Dr Bagalkote regularly provides expert medicolegal opinion on
complex cases in Family Law, Criminal Law and Immigration
matters.
Author
Karlia Lykourgou
Barrister
E: k.lykourgou@doughtystreet.co.uk
T: 020 7404 1313
Languages spoken; English, Gujarati, Hindi, Urdu and Marathi.
Tel: 0115 9529416
Mobile: 07765 223053
Email: hemant.bagalkote@nhs.net
Highbury Hospital, Highbury Road, Bulwell, Nottingham, NG6 9DR
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