"I think he's going to do me in," a father told a colleague about his son.
Stephen Peter O'Brien's son Scott had never moved out of home and his erratic behaviour had led to a "significant history" of family violence towards his parents which went unreported, the Victorian Coroners Court was told.On January 6, 2023, Stephen spoke to his sister for the final time and told her he did not want to go home because he was concerned about Scott's mental health.
The next day Stephen's daughter requested a welfare check, and police found him dead, covered in blood, on the floor of his State Coroner John Cain, in findings released today, said Stephen had spent years trying to manage Scott's behaviour and violence to keep himself and his late wife Elizabeth safe.
Scott would shout at his father while he was on the phone and threaten anyone who came to visit their home, and reportedly had a diagnosis of schizophrenia but did not take medication or receive treatment as he presented as "functioning OK", the coroner said. He said many barriers had prevented Stephen from getting help, including fear of negative consequences for Scott, lack of knowledge about resources available to him, and that he may not have recognised it as elder abuse.
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