counsellors, and at the South Pacific Private Hospital as well as the Sydney Private Clinic and Odyssey House.
57 To Dr Neilssen, the offender claimed that he had experienced the signs of psychotic illness for as long as he could remember, referring to several episodes of acute psychosis which had been "dealt with outside hospital". He said he had been prescribed quetiapine in the past because of his reports of hearing voices and wished to get his "mental health under control".[1] Dr Neilssen noted that documents from the Sydney Private Clinic recorded in 2015 that there was "a reported history of schizophrenia". A Dr Walker was said to have "confirmed the history of sexual abuse in childhood and hallucinations beginning in early adolescence". It is not clear from Dr Neilssen's report when Dr Walker began treating the offender or how these features were "confirmed".
58 Dr Nielssen diagnosed a substance use disorder. He additionally referred to an unspecified psychotic illness as "possible".
59 The Crown also tendered two victim impact statements, which were given to the Court orally by their authors. Kallista Mutten spoke with pride of her "smart and wise" daughter, who loved books and dogs, and whose loss has inspired the creation of an award at her school to recognise excellence in reading.[2] Ms Mutten told the Court about her devastating grief for Charlise's death, her guilt and self-hatred for trusting her beloved daughter with the offender and, as she said, putting her in harms way, and her inability to move past her despair at Charlise's absence. She mourns her daughter deeply and feels that her life has been forever changed. Ms Mutten's pain was visible to everyone in the courtroom. Hers is a loss that no words could console, but I express my sympathy and that of the Court to her.
60 Clinton Mutten, with the same dignity that characterised his evidence at trial, told the Court of the overwhelming grief that he and his wife, Deborah Mutten, had experienced since receiving the terrible news of Charlise's murder.[3] Having raised Charlise since she was four years old, there are reminders all
