Police said the incident was random and not a hate crime. Photo / Michael Craig
Police said the incident was random and not a hate crime. Photo / Michael Craig
The identity of a man charged with the random stabbing of four people on Auckland's North Shore remains secret while he undergoes treatment for psychosis.
The 41-year-old allegedly stabbed four people in the quiet Murrays Bay and Mairangi Bay suburbs on June 23 before passersby took him down in whatpolice have called a show of extreme bravery.
He faces four counts of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, and two charges of assault with a knife.
The stabbings rocked the normally quiet coastal suburbs of Murrays and Mairangi Bay.
Police said the alleged attacker had a large knife but was stopped by a group of bystanders using a crutch.
Eyewitnesses said they hit the man so hard the crutch snapped.
Speaking to media after the incident, Waitematā district commander superintendent Naila Hassan said it could have been a lot worse without those brave members of the public.
Hassan previously said it would've been an extremely traumatic event for the victims involved.
