Brisbane bus driver's killer sought help before attack, inquest hears

An inquest into the dying of a Brisbane bus driver has heard his killer tried to get psychological well being assist two months earlier than the assault.
The coroner heard Anthony Mark Edward O'Donohue was thought-about "delusional and paranoid" simply two months earlier than killing Manmeet Alisher, who was also called Manmeet Sharma, with a molotov cocktail in 2016.
It was heard O'Donohue had advised his case supervisor, Jeremy Gourlay, "the unions would get what's coming to them", earlier than he was discharged from the Metro South Psychological Well being Service.

Manmeet Sharma.(9)

"He had been compliant for such a very long time, he seemed to be settled for such a very long time," Mr Gourlay advised the courtroom.
"He did not meet the factors for a very long time.
"The choice wasn't made in a few months."
The inquest heard O'Donohue had sought assist from the Burke Road clinic a month after leaving the power however was advised he now not met the authorized necessities for remedy.
When requested if O'Donohue's requests for help gave him purpose for concern, Mr Gourlay stated that on the time that they had not.
"On the time I do not assume it did ... I attempted to name him again," Mr Gourlay stated.
"There wasn't any reply."

Anthony Mark Edward O'Donohue.(9)

On October 8, O'Donohue threw the molotov cocktail at Mr Sharma as he was driving a bus in Moorooka, killing him and forcing 14 others to flee.
O'Donohue was charged with the homicide of Mr Sharma and 14 counts of tried homicide for the passengers on the bus.
He was discovered by the Psychological Well being Court docket to have been "disadvantaged of the capability to know he ought to not do the acts" in relation to all expenses and positioned on a non-revocable forensic order for 10 years.
Counsel helping the coroner advised the courtroom there was proof O'Donohue had stopped taking his treatment however stored filling his prescriptions to keep away from scrutiny.
O'Donohue's psychiatrist, Dr Janice De Souza-Gomes advised the courtroom "you may't predict when individuals can have psychotic relapses".
She stated whereas the centre had had points with resourcing, she defended the power's resolution to withdraw remedy.

A picture of the bus consumed by flames.(9)

"It is a very massive leap from occupied with one thing to truly doing it," she stated.
Mr Sharma's household travelled from India to attend the inquest.
"It is fairly disturbing," Pinky Singh stated.
"It is powerful in the intervening time."

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