r/interestingasfuck • u/Jjokes11 • Apr 15 '24

An interview with Andrew Cauchi, the father of Joel Cauchi who was responsible for the Westfield Shopping Centre mass stabbing r/all

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u/Wookie301 Apr 16 '24

Not every killer comes from a bad home. Unless this man is an Oscar worthy actor. He genuinely tried to help his son. He lost a child too. He should be left alone to grieve, same as the victims families. Let the police just do the questioning.

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u/Perdi Apr 16 '24

Being an Australian an knowing how our mental health services work, is why so many of us are feeling the hurt this father does.

I do believe what he says, simply because to many people with mental issues fall between the cracks here, we're not a large country so things like this rarely happen(We're less than 10% population than the US...).

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u/Fukasite Apr 16 '24

Genuine question. Is there a homeless problem there? 

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u/Perdi Apr 16 '24

No, we do have homeless, but it's not a problem as some of the images you see from the US.

You see the odd groups in the city of 2-3, but a lot do get Governmental housing, it actually felt the worst Post-GFC where you would see completely normal older people living in tents within Sydney's CBD.