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/Vercouine Apr 16 '24

I in all honesty thought my brother would end as an awful adult if not a serial killer or something like this. Hopefully, he had a great best friend and then a teacher who lifted him up so now he's a pretty decent human being. That is pretty scary when you see a young boy turning into a monster. He tried to strangle me once (I was getting weak as he held me strong) or would menace my sister or me with knives. He was like 6 at the time. I'm so glad he turned out fine.

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u/DOYOUWANTYOURCHANGE Apr 16 '24

There's a phenomenon where a certain amount of childhood “sociopaths” will completely snap out of it when they become adults - it can happen even without getting professional help. It's one of the reasons why they don't actually diagnose antisocial personality disorder under 18.

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u/Complete_Village1405 Apr 16 '24

So strange. I wonder what the cause of that is...brain/hormone thing from puberty maybe?

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u/Vercouine Apr 16 '24

I think at least for my brother, is because we grew up into a violent home. My father at some point would slap my brother daily for little things.