The heartbreaking final words of a man from Melbourne violently murdered by his own son

A little over two years ago, a terrified man told a colleague who feared his son was “was going to make me.”

In a week, Stephen Peter O’Brien, 68, from Melbourne, was dead.

His son Scott had never moved from the family home and his erratic behavior had led to a “significant history” of violence against his parents that were not reported, according to the court of the Victorian coroners.

On January 6, 2023, Mr. O’Brien spoke with his sister for the last time and told him that he did not want to go home because he was worried about his son’s mental health.

Scott thought that his father was a federal police officer and every time he went home, his son accused him of spying, O’Brien told his sister.

He called the owner of a farm and said he had the intention of going to work on January 9, but never came there.

The next day, Mr. O’Brien’s daughter requested a well -being control and the police found him dead, covered with blood, on the floor of his house in Wyndham is worth in the southwest of Melbourne.

An autopsy revealed that he had died due to a forceful force injury in the head, due to multiple blows with a tool.

Police found Peter O’Brien Dead, covered with blood, on the floor of his house of Wyndham Vale (in the photo) in the southwest of Melbourne

Scott was arrested on January 11 and accused of his father’s murder, but was declared not guilty for mental disability in April 2024.

The state coroner John Cain, in the findings published on Thursday, said that O’Brien spent years trying to handle Scott’s behavior and violence to keep himself already his late wife Elizabeth Safe.

Scott had assaulted Mr. O’Brien several times, which caused bruises, black eyes and at least one hospitalization for a facial fracture, said the coroner.

The father had told others that he was stressed and scared by his son’s behavior and that often reserved accommodation to have a break.

Scott shouted his father while talking on the phone and threatened anyone who came to visit his home.

According to the reports, he had a diagnosis of schizophrenia, but did not take medications or received treatment, since he presented himself as “working well,” said the coroner.

Friends had offered Free rental and work Mr. O’Brien in Blessed after his wife died, but rejected the offers ‘due to Scott’.

Judge Cain said that the case of Mr. O’Brien was “sadly” one of several before the court, where an adult child with mental health problems not diagnosed or not treated had assaulted or killed an older father.

A little over two years ago, a terrified man told a colleague who feared his son was “was going to make me.” Stock

He said that many barriers had prevented Mr. O’Brien from receiving help for his son, including the fear of negative consequences for Scott, the lack of knowledge about the resources available to him and that he may not have recognized him as abuse of the elderly.

He urged the Victorian government to raise awareness about the abuse of the elderly through specific campaigns and community education, to train them to understand what it is already to inform.

Mr. O’Brien’s situation was not unique, Judge Cain said, pointing out Australia’s data that half of the nation’s mental health caregivers were not satisfying themselves, and 35 percent did not know that the support was available.

“Stephen was a” hidden “caregiver in the sense that he did not identify as a mental health caretaker and was not receiving benefits to take care of his son,” he said.

The coroner said that the work of the state government was “critical” to identify hidden caregivers and support them through mechanisms as an evaluation tool through GPS, health centers and schools.

He Rights of the Senior Victoria Charity says that the abuse of elders is often hidden and that an older person may not identify what is happening to them as abuse.

“They can cover up the signs due to fear of what can happen if someone finds out or that may not know that author’s actions are a form of abuse.”

He added that the abuse can occur without any indicator or signals, but said that “even if it is not sure, it is better to monitor any suspicion of abuse of elders.”

The types of abuse range from emotional or psychological abuse to negligence, to financial, physical, social or sexual abuse.

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