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Jordyn Beazley

Cauchi at ‘significant’ risk of relapsing into psychosis when discharged into doctor’s care, Bondi Junction inquest hears

Joel Cauchi Schizophrenia Bondi Junction Sydney
Joel Cauchi.
Prof Merete Nordentoft told the court ‘most people with schizophrenia will never commit an act of serious violence, but a disproportionate number of homicides are committed by people with psychotic illness.’ Photograph: Queensland Police Service/AAP Image/Supplied by Queensland Police Service

Joel Cauchi’s psychiatrist of eight years discharged him into the care of his doctor at a time when he was at “significant risk” of relapsing into psychosis, an expert has said amid a probe into the mental health and care of Cauchi.

On Thursday, the coronial inquest examining the fatal stabbing of six people by Cauchi at Westfield Bondi Junction in April 2024 heard from a panel of psychiatrists who provided expert opinions on Cauchi’s treatment.

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