A mother-of-four who was stabbed to death by her partner had asked his family for help in the days before – when his grisly final texts to his sister were revealed.
Anaru Ormond, 32, repeatedly stabbed his long-time girlfriend Siva Auvae, 31, at their home in Kallangur, north of Brisbane, at 7pm on Saturday.
Ms Auvae was able to run about 100 meters from her attacker, but died in the middle of the street.
Ormond then returned to the family home to set it on fire.
Ormond died on Sunday morning as a result of the fire.
His sister Kylie Dulz has since revealed details of the decline in his mental health leading up to the murder.
Anaru Ormond, 32, repeatedly stabbed his long-time girlfriend Siva Auvae, 31, at their home in Kallangur, north of Brisbane, at 7pm on Saturday.
“Our son, brother and uncle were not the monster everyone thinks he is,” Ms. Dulz wrote in a lengthy Facebook post.
Ormond had been admitted to the mental health unit of Prince Charles Hospital on December 3 on the orders of the Emergency Examination Authority.
His family says he was expected to stay in hospital for two weeks, but was released on Tuesday, four days before the murder, after showing signs of improvement.
Ms. Dulz said her brother and Ms. Auvae had been together since they were teenagers and shared four children.
The family were originally from New Zealand and moved to Sydney in 2016 before moving to Queensland.
Ormond died after setting fire to the family home. He suffered burns and succumbed to his injuries on Sunday
“Over the past two weeks, Siva began to notice a decline in Anaru's mental state, he was showing signs that were causing serious concern,” Ms Dulz said.
“Siva had contacted us and asked for help. Symptoms included lack of sleep, depression and becoming anxious and agitated. It got to the point where he needed more help. He needed professional help.”
The family was driving to Brisbane on December 2 when Ormond had an 'episode' and abandoned his partner and their children.
'He drove carelessly, very excited and was not 100 percent present. We believe he abandoned them because he did not want to harm Siva and their children,” his sister said.
Ormond was missing for 16 hours and was later found in 'poor condition' by his brother.
He was taken to the police station and admitted to the mental health clinic the next day.
Ormond began to show signs of improvement and was released after two days as he continued to take his medications and would return to the clinic the following Monday.
“His delegated guardian (older brother) was in Sydney for work and was unaware that Anaru was being released,” Ms Dulz said.
'Anaru had called our brother to inform him of his release. Our big brother called the clinic to confirm this was true. They reassured him that based on their professional opinion, Anaru would be fine.”
Ormond's sister shared their last messages before the tragedy
Ormond's sister had spoken to him after his release and said he was feeling a bit “down” and worried about his mental state.
Ms Dulz then revealed their last conversation.
“If anything happens to me, you know it wasn't me, my sister, you know me, you know I'm not suicidal, you know I love Siva, I would never do anything to hurt her,” said Ormond.
“If I'm missing, it's not me.”
Ms Dulz said she replied: 'I know my brother, I'm not letting you go.'
He then said: “I wish you were here, my sister, then everything would be okay.”
Mrs. Dulz told her brother to “wait a minute” and that she would be there soon.
'If I had known how quickly it would all happen, I would have been there much sooner. That will always be the biggest regret of my life,” she said.
'No one could have predicted what had happened. His mental state deteriorated so quickly that we wrongly assumed time was on our side.
'There were no drugs or alcohol involved. Only the health professionals we should trust.
“Sorry our brother and sister, you have begged for help so many times, but it has not worked.”
A spokeswoman for Metro North, which oversees Prince Charles Hospital, offered condolences to those affected by the tragedy but stood by their decision to release Ormond.
“Metro North Health is not legally able to retain voluntary patients in its care for treatment,” she said.
'We cannot provide details of the specifics of this patient case as the matter is before the coroner.
'As part of our standard process, Metro North Health will review the care provided… Initial investigations indicate that treatment was in accordance with relevant clinical guidelines.'
Ms. Auvae's death comes just 16 days before Christmas, which would also have been her 32nd birthday.
a Give a small one A fundraising campaign has been launched to support the families of Ms Auvae and Ormond.
Ormond's body will be returned to New Zealand.
Siva Auvae (pictured), 31, had been with her partner since they were teenagers