Warrnambool man effectively jailed for stabbing four and rape threats
Jeffrey Lucas pleaded guilty to stabbing four people and threatening rape to a nurse during a January attack.
A 55-year-old Warrnambool man has pleaded guilty to stabbing four strangers in a random street attack. On January 26, Jeffrey Lucas armed himself with a metal pole and speargun and attacked people on a footpath in east Warrnambool, shouting at them.
Lucas struck a young man in the face, stabbed another man multiple times in the arm, and stabbed a different man with the speargun. The victims felt terrified by the sudden, unprovoked attack.
Lucas had already spent 255 days in custody before his hearing. He also threatened a 23-year-old nurse in hospital, telling her he would hunt her down and rape her once his shackles were removed.
Lucas will serve a further just two months in prison and will be assessed for a community corrections order to provide help when released.
Why it mattersThe sentencing reflects serious violent crime and threats. It protects the community through prison time and support for healing.
AustraliaWarrnambool residents affected by this random street violence will see the offender incarcerated and assessed for mental health support on release.
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