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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Stuti Mishra

Psychiatrist who treated Bondi Junction killer referred to health regulator for ‘major failing’

A psychiatrist who treated the man responsible for the deadly stabbing rampage at a Sydney shopping centre will be referred to health regulators, after a coroner found she failed to act on warnings he may have been relapsing years before the attack.

The New South Wales coroner said Dr Andrea Boros-Lavack had provided long-term care to Joel Cauchi, who killed six people at Westfield Bondi Junction in April 2024, but did not respond adequately when concerns were raised by his family about his deteriorating mental health.

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