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...ba href=/bipolar disorder/a/b, has only now eventuated because he has been imprisoned.

‘‘I knew he had a problem, I told them that, and the solicitor that he first had made out there was nothing wrong with him," Mrs Jennings said.

‘‘I am not saying what he did was right, but the point is I feel the legal system has let him down badly, and a lot of people are suffering the same.

‘‘The only reason he is now getting help is because he attacked his brother .

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he nearly killed him and the only reason he stopped was because his little sister was there."Matthew Morris was handed the sentence with a five-year non-parole period after he embarked on a one-man ‘‘criminal rampage" in Inglewood in September 2004.

His charges related to assault, aggravated burglary, perjury and arson.

Bendigo Solicitor, Stella Stuthridge, agreed with Mrs Jennings' concerns and said the lack of early identification of mental health problems within the legal system was an issue.

‘‘There are a large number of young people going through the Children's Courts and the Magistrate's Court who are experiencing full-blown mental illnesses,"Ms Stuthridge said.

‘‘Presently in this region there are not enough early detection programs in place which makes it difficult for young people, particularly ones with drug addictions, to get help.

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