00:00 Led into Adelaide Magistrates Court today, 30-year-old Sean Michaels-Dunk has been charged
00:07 with the alleged murder of Julie Seed, a 38-year-old mother of two who police say was stabbed to
00:13 death at her Plimpton workplace yesterday afternoon in a random attack.
00:18 Her colleague, 50-year-old Susan Scardino, was also seriously injured and is in a stable
00:23 condition at the Royal Adelaide Hospital.
00:26 Julie's friends and workmates today laying flowers at the scene.
00:30 She was a beautiful, beautiful soul.
00:36 Beautiful mum, two beautiful girls.
00:38 She just had such a heart of gold.
00:41 She was a brilliant mother and did not deserve anything like this.
00:47 Dunk was arrested at the scene.
00:49 SA Health has confirmed he was discharged from hospital two days prior to the alleged
00:53 attack after being treated for a mental health condition.
00:57 His clinical care is now being reviewed by the Office of the State's Chief Psychiatrist,
01:02 with interstate expert Dr Sophie Davidson appointed to lead the case.
01:05 I think it is absolutely incumbent upon us to make sure that we have a fully independent
01:11 review of what's occurred here, to make sure that we identify if there are any possible
01:16 ways that we can change the system.
01:19 Dunk remained silent during the brief court hearing.
01:21 His counsel made no application for bail and he was remanded under the Mental Health Act
01:26 to face court again in March.
01:29 Something needs to be done about the mental health care system because innocent people
01:33 are losing their lives and it's not fair.
01:35 A family, friends and a community in mourning over a senseless tragedy.
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