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Miklos Bolza

Killer's mum had 'asked for help' before mass stabbing

Parents of a man who killed six people in a shopping mall had earlier told police of their fears. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

A man who stabbed six weekend shoppers could have been reconnected with mental health support well ahead of the tragedy after a plea by his mother for assistance. 

Joel Cauchi was known to Queensland police for suspected mental health concerns more than a year before he armed himself with a 30-centimetre long knife and launched his unprovoked and deadly mall attack.

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