yet another stabbing murder of a child

Its not just in Australia. The murder of young children by their parents, especially mothers, seems to be on the rise everywhere. In my opinion whether these people are mentally ill or not, they are accountable for their actions. Because it is what it is and that is murder. There have been a lot of big cases in the states with mothers using the postpartum defense. Which makes me sick. I have suffered with depression all of my life. I had 4 children and after the first 2 suffered from severe postpartum, but would never have thought of harming my children. I also think in these cases there are more people besides the murderer that should be held accountable. For instance : a few years ago in Texas there was a woman who drowned her 5 kids. She had been suffering from postpartum. All of her neighbors went on the record of saying she was sick and they had had concerns. Her mother commented on how her daughter had a bald spot on her head because she would tear her own hair out and the would make comments all the time to how overwhelmed she was. And yet the husband wanted more kids, and no one did anything to get her help. I am not saying she should not be charged, but that all of these people around her should be charged with negligence as they watched it happen. But what I am getting at is in my opinion the murder must be held accountable ill or not.

This same hing is happening in the USA also, and it is very disterbing. I do not see for the life of me how anyone can kill their own children after giving birth to them and raising them.I do believe that if these people do have a mental condition,they still should be held accountable for their actions.They must be instutionalized or something.If they did this to their own children, it is possiable that they could also do the same to another child.They need help.If they are not aware of their actions they may be a hazard to their own self as well.

i know where your coming from, i have found it quiet disturbing as well. how could people do such a thing to children, and you would understand more of it all since you have experience the illness. my friend has a daughter, and she become mentally ill and the department of i cant think of the proper name but they look after kids, took her daughter and made her live with the father to give the child stable living til the mother becomes more stable.

that's really tragic. it's hard to put the blame on the person considering non of this was really intended by the person. but then it's hard not to put the blame on the person either because even with such mental disorder, a kid had to die. i think it's imperative to have someone take care of the kids or at least have some other guardian in case the sick parent loses it. or at least have social services intervene for the kids' sake.