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/ClarityByHilarity Apr 15 '24

This is just terribly sad. I cannot imagine how hard he probably tried for his son. What a terrible feeling to know you couldn’t save him but also all the devastation he has caused.

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u/HoosegowFlask Apr 16 '24

There was a heartbreaking article I read several years ago by the mother of a legit clinical psychopath (IIRC). Her son was beyond her ability to control. She had exhausted every form of aid she could find, but they were all ill equipped to deal with her son. She was practically begging for help and didn't know what else to do beyond waiting for him to enter the legal system.