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Ioana Kariki, a woman with a history of mental health issues, committed a brutal attack on a teenager, Jason, on an Auckland bus in 2024. She hit him with a metal rod, causing severe injuries, after yelling racial slurs. A year later, she set fire to a room in an apartment building, suffering burns herself. In court, experts debated her sentence, considering her mental health history and remorse. The judge sentenced her to 23 months in a secure mental health facility, ensuring community safety and proper care.

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