Crimes relating to Munchausen and Fabricated Induced Illness (13060/19)
Request
For the period from 1st April 2016 – 31st March 2017
For the period from 1st April 2017 – 31st March 2018
For the period from 1st April 2018 – 31st March 2019
How many times the words:
- Munchausen
- Fabricated Induced Illness
appeared in any Crime, Enquiry or Incident text for each of the above three time periods.
For each crime please give the offence recorded and the outcome and for all incidents the closing qualifier.
Response
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