‘Not all offenders the same’


KLANG: Perpetrators of sexual crimes against children should not be automatically labelled as mentally ill, say experts.

Consultant psychiatrist Dr Andrew Mohanraj warned that categorising these crimes as mental health issues risks unjustly stigmatising mental illness and diminishes the offenders’ criminal responsibility.

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