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StatuteCrimes Act 1961

Section 163 — Crimes Act 1961: Killing by influence on the mind

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163 Killing by influence on the mind No one is criminally responsible for the killing of another by any influence on the mind alone, except by wilfully frightening a child under the age of 16 years or a sick person, nor for the killing of another by any disorder or disease arising from such influence, except by wilfully frightening any such child as aforesaid or a sick person. Compare: 1908 No 32 s 178

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