A psychiatrist who treated the man behind a fatal stabbing rampage at a crowded Sydney shopping centre will be referred to health investigators after a coronial inquiry.
Joel Cauchi, first diagnosed with schizophrenia in his teens, was unmedicated and homeless when he stabbed 16 people inside Westfield Bondi Junction in 2024, killing six.
The New South Wales coroner said Andrea Boros-Lavack had provided 40-year-old Cauchi exemplary care over a long period but failed to heed warnings from family that he may be relapsing years before the attack.
Six people - Dawn Singleton, 25; Yixuan Cheng, 27; Jade Young, 47; Ashlee Good, 38; Faraz Tahir, 30; and Pikria Darchia, 55 - died during the attack in April 2024.
During a five-week coronial inquest that finished last May, the coroner heard from witnesses including doctors, police, and families of victims to uncover events leading to the attack. Overall, the coroner found critical lapses in mental health services and police actions contributed to the tragedy.
