Alleged university stabber committed to stand trial

Fiona Coffey said her daughter Ilysha Perry would never be the same after the stabbing. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Ophel has been remanded in custody and will appear before the ACT Supreme Court on July 17 after a mental health assessment was conducted for the Magistrates Court.

He was accused of repeatedly stabbing two women and bashing other students over the head with a frying pan during a September 2023 attack at the Australian National University in Canberra.

Fiona Coffey, the mother of student Ilysha Perry who Ophel allegedly stabbed, has said her daughter would have serious long-term issues and would not be the same.

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