Serious contravene AVO and sexual touching charges dismissed pursuant to s14 of the Mental Health Act
Our client is a 64-year-old man who had no criminal history. In 2012, he was diagnosed with HIV and was later diagnosed with HIV-related dementia in 2021. Shortly thereafter, he was charged with ‘contravene AVO’ and ‘stalk/intimidate’ for holding a knife to his partner’s throat while he was subject to an AVO, and ‘destroy/damage property’ […]