新西兰男子Jack Korewha在精神分裂症药物改变期间杀死继父,未经卫生部长批准,被认为太危险不能释放,因此被判处无限期拘留。
A New Zealand man, Jack Korewha, was sentenced to indefinite detention after killing his stepfather during a schizophrenia medication change, deemed too dangerous to release without approval from the Health Minister.
27岁的Jack Korewha在2025年5月精神分裂症药物改变期间杀死其继父Geoffrey Ware后,被判处无限期拘留,关押在安全的精神病院。
Jack Korewha, 27, was sentenced to indefinite detention in a secure mental health facility after killing his stepfather, Geoffrey Ware, in May 2025 during a schizophrenia medication change.
Korewha没有暴力史,他致命地刺伤了Northland的Parakao的家中的Ware Wha, 然后在Ware的车里逃跑,
Korewha, who had no prior violence history, fatally stabbed Ware at his home in Parakao, Northland, then fled in Ware’s car with no memory of the act.
心理健康评估发现,由于持续的妄想、幻觉和认知缺陷,他不适合接受审判。
Mental health evaluations found him unfit to stand trial due to ongoing delusions, hallucinations, and cognitive impairment.
Michele Wilkinson-Smith法官列举了重大公共风险和系统失灵,指出Korewha多次住院治疗,以及一段没有药物的关键时期。
Justice Michele Wilkinson-Smith cited significant public risk and systemic failures, noting Korewha’s repeated hospitalizations and a critical period without medication.
他的母亲批评该系统在过渡期间没有干预。
His mother criticized the system for not intervening during the transition.
法院裁决,他的状况是可以治疗的,但不稳定,需要无限期拘留,只有经卫生部长批准才能释放。
The court ruled his condition is treatable but unstable, requiring indefinite detention with release possible only by the Minister of Health’s approval.