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Justice Curtain said that the attacker was diagnosed
with HIV positive in 1986 and at the time of the attack he was
depressed and unhappy about his treatment at the Alfred
Hospital.
Charles claimed to be suffering from blackouts and
said he could remember little of the incident.
However, in a series of reports from psychiatrists and
psychologists to the Supreme Court there was no evidence that
Charles was psychotic or suffering from a mental illness that
would explain his behaviour.
Charles had previously pleaded guilty to one count of
intentionally causing serious injury and one count of theft of
a taxi.
Justice Curtain said people like taxi drivers, who work
alone at night, need to be protected from violent attacks.
"While he was stabbing me he was holding me from
behind around the neck. I was in shock. I felt like I was
fighting for my life," Singh had earlier said in a statement.
Justice Curtain set a maximum term of nine-and-a-half
years. PTI