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Radio 4,11 mins

Parents who kill their children

Woman's Hour

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What drives a parent to carry out such a brutal crime? And what can be done to prevent it? Jenni Murray discusses the issues with Sarah Heatley, whose estranged husband killed their two children, and Professor Kevin Browne, Professor of Forensic Psychology and Child Health at Nottingham University.

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