Mick Hughes is a former Victoria Police detective and at one point was head of the Homicide Squad. He's chosen now to openly talk about his long and at times painful career... why?

In this episode of Neil Mitchell Asks Why, Mick explains why...

• He stays in touch with victims
• He was arrested
• You’d have to be an idiot to raise the age of criminal responsibility
• He is so open about his mental health issues
• It was all worth it

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