The suspect came from Myanmar and was known within the Melbourne Rohingya community, Habib, a member of the Australian Burmese Rohingya Organization said. Rohingyas are a Muslim minority group in Myanmar who are subjected to persecution and violence from the country's Buddhist majority. This is about the mental health condition of an asylum seeker," Habib said. Many asylum seekers were in a legal limbo as the Australian immigration department was too slow to process their applications, causing mental anguish and depression, Habib said. There are approximately 600 Rohingya asylum seekers currently living in the Melbourne area.

Source: The Nation Bangkok November 19, 2016 07:44 UTC