This bill addresses suicide by a child who has been abused or tortured.
This bill:
- clarifies that it is not a defense to the criminal offense of child abuse homicide if the child commits suicide after being subjected to child abuse or child torture and the suicide is a direct or proximate result of the abuse or torture;
- corrects an error in the child abuse homicide offense's penalty subsection; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 76-5-208