A coroner has revealed the chilling chain of events leading up to a “scary and crazy” stabbing that killed two British backpackers in north Queensland.
Bottom line:
- Diagnosed schizophrenic Smail Ayad has actually never dealt with trial over the fatal hostel stabbings
- Findings expose Ayad established a sexual interest in Mia Ayliffe-Chung after sharing a dorm with her
- Coroner Nerida Wilson says hostels ought to put ladies in dormitories with other females
Mia Ayliffe-Chung, 21, and Tom Jackson, 30, were stabbed to death by French nationwide Smail Ayad at a hostel in the house Hill, south of Townsville in August, 2016.
The three remained in Australia on working holiday visas and had actually travelled to the smal