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NDIS provider under scrutiny after client physically confronts 80-year-old neighbour

Ryan Croft damaged a neighbour's property when in a distressed state. (Supplied: Clare Williams)

The National Disability Insurance Scheme safeguards commission is investigating after a 21-year-old man with profound intellectual disability in Western Australia was able to leave supported accommodation and physically confront an 80-year-old neighbour.

Describing it as a "very difficult and sad matter," Perth magistrate Elaine Campione dismissed assault and damage charges against Ryan Croft, determining he was not fit to plead.

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