To some, Joel Cauchi is a “monster”.
However his devastated father has described the person behind a lethal Sydney procuring centre rampage as a “very sick boy” who let himself down.
Andrew Cauchi mentioned he’d accomplished every part in his energy to assist his “stunning” son who lived with psychological well being points for many years.
“I am loving a monster. To you he is a monster however to me he was a really sick boy,” he informed reporters on Monday.
Cauchi’s estranged household expressed their devastation and sorrow for the six folks killed within the .
His mother and father have been nonetheless attempting to grasp what occurred once they spoke on to media outdoors their Toowoomba house west of Brisbane.
“I am extraordinarily sorry, I am heartbroken for you,” Cauchi mentioned to victims’ households.
“That is so horrendous I can not even clarify it. I am simply devastated, I like my son.”
Cauchi mentioned they’d accomplished what they might to deal with their son earlier than he went off his remedy and “took off” to Brisbane.
Cauchi made periodic contact together with his household, shifting to Sydney from Queensland in March.
His household contacted authorities after seeing his picture in TV reviews concerning the weekend assault.
“I made myself a servant to my son once I discovered he had a psychological sickness, I turned his servant as a result of I liked that boy,” Cauchi mentioned.
“You do not know how stunning this boy was … I did every part in my energy to assist my son.
“He let himself down. He was taken off remedy as a result of he was doing so nicely however then he took off to Brisbane.”
Cauchi, 40, focused girls within the assault.
The rampage ended when he was shot lifeless by police inspector Amy Scott who confronted him on the procuring centre.
Cauchi’s mom Michele didn’t know what motivated her son’s assault, saying he was “introduced up in love”.
He requested for his remedy to be diminished over numerous years earlier than leaving the household house, she mentioned.
“It is a dad or mum’s absolute nightmare once they have a toddler with psychological sickness, that one thing like this is able to occur,” Cauchi mentioned.
“And my coronary heart goes out to the folks my son has harm. If he was in his proper thoughts he can be completely devastated with what he has accomplished.
“He was clearly not in his proper thoughts. He was in some way triggered into psychosis and misplaced contact with actuality.”
Cauchi mentioned her son had numerous buddies rising up “till he obtained sick”.
She urged individuals who had relations with psychological well being points to hunt assist.
Flowers arrived on the Cauchi residence on Monday, with the mother and father anticipated to be visited by NSW detectives.
“We’re simply atypical individuals who introduced up our son as greatest we may,” Cauchi mentioned.
“I am so sorry about what my son has accomplished. We do not know why he did what he did – it was very out of character.”
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