A man has faced court accused of murdering a 22-year-old woman in a random attack in Perth.
9News spoke with the accused killer's sister who says her brother has had a long battle with mental illness.READ MORE:Today, wearing a forensics jumpsuit, the 30-year-old faced court charged with murder."I'm shaking, I just received this information yesterday."Kizenga was walking with her cousin about 8pm on Saturday when she was stabbed. She later died in hospital.
Friends and family have mourned her loss outside Balga Primary School, where tributes are growing for the 22-year-old.She was described as a "soul with so much light" and a young woman "filled with love, life and laughter".During the brief court appearance, the magistrate said a report from a clinical nurse revealed Jalloh has "a long history of mental illness", which may impact his "capacity to make decisions".
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