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Miklos Bolza

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Mass killer s psychiatric treatment to be probed | History Defined

Joel Cauchi didn't need to restart taking anti-psychotics, his father told mental health carers. (HANDOUT/QUEENSLAND POLICE SERVICE)

A man who killed six shoppers at a mall was encouraged by his father not to take anti-psychotic medication years before the tragedy.

Joel Cauchi, 40, armed himself with a pigging knife when he launched his unprovoked attack at Sydney's Bondi Junction Westfield in April 2024.

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