A document filed with the New South Wales District Court said the older brother \u201csuddenly felt a hot sensation in the back of his neck\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe turned and saw the offender holding a knife by the handle in one of his hands. It was a small fruit knife,\u201d the document said.<\/p>\n
Jackys asked him: \u201cWhat are you doing? Is this about the graduation thing? <\/p>\n
\u201cI turned out fine, you can stop this.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Canberra Times reported Jackys had also dropped out of university studies and led his parents to believe he had graduated.<\/p>\n
Jackys managed to type the words \u201cI am going to die\u201d into a Discord message thread on his computer before his brother stabbed him nine times in the face, upper arm and back.<\/p>\n
The attack continued when their mother, Thri Truc Mai Nguyen, 56, entered the bedroom, alerted by the commotion.<\/p>\n
Dang reportedly grabbed his mother and stabbed her in the throat, before she managed to get a hold of the knife.<\/p>\n
The injured pair were taken to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital by ambulance, according to 9News.<\/p>\n
The Canberra Times reported Jackys was critically injured and spent 13 days in hospital, including five under sedation and intubation, while Nguyen spent four days in hospital.<\/p>\n
Dang pleaded guilty to wounding with intent to murder and wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm in April last year.<\/p>\n
Dang revealed to police he had been suffering from homicidal and suicidal ideations.<\/p>\n
\u201c[He] had given up on life and had thought to kill his family and then himself,\u201d a court fact sheet read.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe further explained that he waited for police to arrive, acknowledging his plan had failed and it would be best to hand himself in.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Sydney Morning Herald reported a psychiatrist told the court Dang, who has autism, struggled with isolation and intense pressure around academic success, shaped by his parents\u2019 experience of poverty and cultural expectations.<\/p>\n
Joining the sentencing hearing remotely, Dang reportedly appeared emotionless as Judge Imad Abdul-Karim sentenced him to five years and nine months in prison.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe said he was depressed and was not thinking straight,\u201d Judge Abdul-Karim said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m of the view that his offending was relatively spontaneous and occurred in the circumstances of the mental impairments outlined earlier.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dang is not eligible for parole for three years.<\/p>\n
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