The teenager charged with stabbing a bishop in a church in Sydney’s west has a “long history of behaviour” consistent with mental health issues,a court heard.
NSW Police have asked for tougher knife-crime penalties despite data showing the overall rate of violent crimes involving blades has steadily fallen over the last decade.
Almost 11 years ago,Marina Solar was leaving a chemist in Leichhardt when her son,who has schizophrenia,stabbed her in the back of the neck with a serrated kitchen knife.