<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>An accused stabber who allegedly attacked a worker on a city footpath has been granted bail - but won't be released into the community.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Lauren Darul had taken his attempt for bail to the Victorian Supreme Court after a freedom bid was denied in November due to a history of breaches.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>These included 16 arrest warrants for failing to answer or appear on bail.v</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/cash-mandate-australia-what-is-it--explained/26e04d51-c6fd-4e47-8ade-4a802a97bbc0" target="_blank"><strong><span>Cash mandate for Aussie businesses just weeks away</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 33-year-old, who has complex psychological issues, including ADHD, cognitive impairment and schizophrenia, is transitioning to become a man, the court was told.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>His bail bid was approved today by Justice Rita Incerti but only under strict conditions.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Darul must continue compulsory treatment at forensic mental health facility Thomas Embling Hospital until a bed can be found at the Royal Melbourne Hospital's psychiatric in-patient unit.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/lauren-darul-accused-cbd-stabber-gets-bail-but-wont-be-released/d4c7a6eb-23cb-4c5e-a7d4-7bde7caece2b" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He will remain under medical staff supervision until they are satisfied his mental health is being adequately managed.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Only then can another bail application be lodged and allow him to be freed into the community after a judge deems him to not be a public safety risk.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He must also appear before a court 48 hours before being discharged from his compulsory treatment order.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Wan Lai had been walking along a Melbourne city centre footpath at 7.35am on October 2 when Darul allegedly ran up from behind and stabbed her in the upper body.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The accused then ran off, leaving Lai crouched over on the side of the footpath before she was taken to hospital suffering bleeding around her lung.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/tom-silvagni-sentencing-update-son-of-afl-great-sentenced-to-six-years-and-three-months-behind-bars-after-being-found-guilty-of-rape/f683e26f-105d-4680-bb79-d29ddabcf62a" target="_blank"><strong><span>Tom Silvagni jailed for six years and two months after rape conviction</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Darul was arrested 90 minutes later after being tracked to his housing provider Unison, where a 10cm kitchen knife allegedly used in the attack was found.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He has been charged with recklessly and intentionally causing injury and committing an offence while on bail.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Justice Incerti said Darul's risk to the community was genuine, describing the alleged attack as "unprovoked, random and very serious".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But she said not bailing Darul would risk him losing access to stable housing and wrap-around services, halting his progress.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Unison is trying to evict him in a contested case before a tribunal.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"By granting Darul bail now, he can attempt to secure his accommodation and progress his (rehabilitation)," Justice Incerti said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This is short-term protection for the community and long-term by addressing his mental health."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>During Darul's bail hearing, case worker Mary Paterson said his mental health had been deteriorating in the weeks before the stabbing.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"(He) was talking about things that weren't true; things that weren't happening ... like being the king more frequently than (he) would," Paterson told the court.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Darul had for the first time acknowledged the impact substance abuse had on him since being remanded in custody, the case worker noted.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Defence barrister Julian McMahon said his client has been undergoing an attitude change and the risks could be limited by being bailed to undergo treatment at secure mental health facilities.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But crown prosecutor Richard Pirrie said the accused had only started improving after engaging with support services in remand following his arrest.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.lifeline.org.au/"><strong><span>Lifeline 13 11 14</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.beyondblue.org.au/"><strong><span>Beyond Blue</span></strong></a><span> </span><strong><span> 1300 22 4636.</span></strong></div></div>