Murder during sleep-walking.
The issue of criminal responsibility is no easy matter to resolve at times. One such instance is offered by the case of the sleep walker who commits a violent act in the course of his sleep. However, sleep-walking disorder has not received much professional attention. In this article the author reports one case of sleep-waking disorder (Somnambulism) in which murder was committed in cold blood.
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Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
D000328:Adult; D006708:Homicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013009:Somnambulism / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology