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A 21-year-old man with severe intellectual disabilities, known as MZU in court documents, is set to spend two years in jail without ever facing trial. That’s due to “profoundly regrettable” delays in the Queensland Mental Health Court, chief justice Helen Bowskill said last Thursday as she refused bail to the young man due to an “inability to understand ... the undertaking.
” He was also diagnosed with reactive attachment disorder and PTSD, a second psychiatric report from MZU’s treating doctor, Dr Wasowicz said. Wasowicz, deemed his patient “temporarily unfit for trial”, but Bowskill said MZU is likely to be deemed “permanently unfit for trial” during his Mental Health Court hearing in December 2024.
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