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R v Kinloch

June Booth - R v Kinloch - defence of mental illness

On 30 August 2003 June Booth caught a bus from the city and got off at her stop in North Ryde at about 2.30 pm. She took a shortcut along a creek in Greenwood Park. Her body was found by a local resident at about 5.20 pm. In October 2004, Gregory Kinloch was found not guilty of murder by reason of mental illness. This case illustrates the legal issue of diminished responsibility, the M'Naghten Rules.

Finding this case

R v Kinloch [2004] NSWSC 998, 29 October 2004

Commentary and media reports

  • Newspaper articles on Proquest ANZ Newsstand, available remotely to registered clients of the State Library of NSW.  Type in june booth and kinloch and murder. You can also search for articles about mental health and crime - for example, type in mental health and homicide.
  • Criminal Laws by Brown, Farrier & Egger, Federation Press, 2015 - available at the State Library of NSW and many public libraries in NSW - provides useful summary of the M’Naghten Rules as well as defences such as mental illness in criminal cases.

Legal information at the Library

This guide has been developed by staff of the Legal Information Access Centre (LIAC), State Library of NSW. The State Library holds an extensive collection of case law, legislation and looseleaf publications.

Name of victim

June Booth

Criminal justice issues

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