'He won't have an opportunity to be an uncle to any nephews or nieces, let alone have children of his own.' 9News
, who had diagnosed bipolar, was stabbing his mother Lilla Messo in her head and neck with a stick at John Coutts Reserve on the afternoon of July 16, 2020, when two officers arrived at the scene.Gabriel Messo was shot dead by police.
Messo's family have lost faith in the mental health system, as the 30-year-old was brought to the Royal Melbourne Hospital under police guard the day before his death. Lilla Messo didn't initially realise how she'd ended up in hospital, with her family telling her six weeks into her long recovery her son had died.Her brother also tried and failed to get in-person help for his mental health in the days leading up to his death.
"He won't have an opportunity to be an uncle to any nephews or nieces, let alone have children of his own.Fuat Messo said his wife Lilla lights a candle for their son every day, and they pray for him day and night.
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