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| Queensland’s health minister has ordered an independent review of the mental health care given to the man accused of torching a Brisbane bus driver. | Queensland’s health minister has ordered an independent review of the mental health care given to the man accused of torching a Brisbane bus driver. |
| Cameron Dick has revealed Anthony O’Donohue, 48, received mental health services before the horrific events on Friday that left Brisbane city council driver Manmeet Alisher dead. | Cameron Dick has revealed Anthony O’Donohue, 48, received mental health services before the horrific events on Friday that left Brisbane city council driver Manmeet Alisher dead. |
| Dick did not say when O’Donohue was treated, but said he had previously accessed mental health services through the Metro South Hospital and Health Service. He has ordered an independent external investigation into the adequacy of the care provided, to be led by Professor Paul Mullen. | Dick did not say when O’Donohue was treated, but said he had previously accessed mental health services through the Metro South Hospital and Health Service. He has ordered an independent external investigation into the adequacy of the care provided, to be led by Professor Paul Mullen. |
| “It is expected that this investigation will be completed within eight weeks,” Dick said in a statement on Monday. “To the extent possible, any findings and recommendations of this investigation will be released publicly.” | “It is expected that this investigation will be completed within eight weeks,” Dick said in a statement on Monday. “To the extent possible, any findings and recommendations of this investigation will be released publicly.” |
| Dick said an external investigation was necessary given the very serious nature of the alleged attack on Alisher, 29, as he picked up passengers at a Moorooka bus stop. | Dick said an external investigation was necessary given the very serious nature of the alleged attack on Alisher, 29, as he picked up passengers at a Moorooka bus stop. |
| It will run in parallel with an internal review by the Metro South Hospital and Health Service. | It will run in parallel with an internal review by the Metro South Hospital and Health Service. |
| Police have said there was no obvious motive for the alleged attack and have ruled out terrorism or racial factors. | Police have said there was no obvious motive for the alleged attack and have ruled out terrorism or racial factors. |
| Alisher’s brother Amit arrived from India on Sunday and hopes to fly home with Manmeet’s body later this week. Only then will their frail parents will be told the heartbreaking news. | Alisher’s brother Amit arrived from India on Sunday and hopes to fly home with Manmeet’s body later this week. Only then will their frail parents will be told the heartbreaking news. |
| All they have been told so far is there was an accident and Manmeet is in a coma. | All they have been told so far is there was an accident and Manmeet is in a coma. |
| The Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, phoned Malcolm Turnbull on Sunday to express his shock and concern about Alisher’s death. | The Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, phoned Malcolm Turnbull on Sunday to express his shock and concern about Alisher’s death. |
| O’Donohue has been charged with murder and arson, and 11 counts of attempted murder relating to other people who were on the council bus. | O’Donohue has been charged with murder and arson, and 11 counts of attempted murder relating to other people who were on the council bus. |
| Passengers who witnessed the attack and were trapped on the burning bus before taxi driver Aguek Nyok kicked out a back door have been left deeply traumatised. | Passengers who witnessed the attack and were trapped on the burning bus before taxi driver Aguek Nyok kicked out a back door have been left deeply traumatised. |