SA’s killer kids ‘don’t always come from bad homes’

There have been 11 incidents in which young people have committed murder over the past nine months in SA, and experts say it is difficult to ascertain why this is happening, or how to deal with it.

Clinical psychologist Bronwynn Stollarz said children committing violent crimes may come from abusive homes, but there are also many examples of deviant behaviour among children who come from stable homes.

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