Parliament debates treatment laws for mentally ill

By Josephine Tovey
Updated September 5 2012 - 1:08pm, first published 12:49pm
Not guilty on the grounds of mental illness ... Anthony Waterlow.
Not guilty on the grounds of mental illness ... Anthony Waterlow.

The killings of Nick and Chloe Waterlow at the hands of a mentally ill family member who had refused treatment have sparked a parliamentary inquiry into the adequacy of the state's psychiatric laws.