一名患有精神分裂症的男子承认在墨尔本犹太教堂纵火有罪,声称他以为那是一栋房子,并在精神保健支助和限制下被保释出狱。 A man with schizophrenia pleaded guilty to arson at a Melbourne synagogue, claiming he thought it was a house, and was released on bail with mental health support and restrictions.

35岁的安杰洛·洛拉斯承认7月5日纵火焚烧东墨尔本希伯来会堂入口，造成54,000美元损失，几乎受伤，屋内多达20人。 Angelo Loras, 35, pleaded guilty to setting fire to the East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation’s entrance on July 5, causing $54,000 in damage and nearly injuring himself, with up to 20 people inside. 他告诉警方,他认为这栋建筑是一座住宅,不是犹太教堂,并承认由于精神分裂症而出现幻觉,在拘留期间的药物有所改善。 He told police he believed the building was a residence, not a synagogue, and admitted to experiencing hallucinations due to schizophrenia, which improved on medication during custody. Malcolm Thomas治安法官承认Loras不打算将犹太教堂作为目标,批评将他单独监禁是不合理的,并裁定他已服相当于134天徒刑的刑期。 Magistrate Malcolm Thomas acknowledged Loras did not intend to target the synagogue, criticized his solitary confinement as unjustified, and ruled he had served the equivalent of a 134-day sentence. Loras在一项社区惩戒令、一个100米长的犹太教堂禁区和通过法院综合方案获得住房和心理健康支助方面获得保释后获释。 Loras was released on bail with a community corrections order, a 100-meter exclusion zone from the synagogue, and access to housing and mental health support through a court-integrated program. 他将返回接受正式判刑。 He is to return for formal sentencing.