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Alex Mitchell and Luke Costin

No bail for escaped mental health patient after killing

The fatal stabbing would have been "highly confronting" for passers-by, NSW Police say. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

A mental health patient who absconded from care will stay behind bars after allegedly stabbing a man to death.

Two other stabbing victims were hospitalised following Tuesday's mid-morning attack in Merrylands, in Sydney's west, 10 days after Setefano Mooniai Leaaetoa fled health authorities.

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