Vaisey repeatedly stabbed his elderly female neighbour, Annick Henenberg, with a 20cm kitchen knife as she headed to their communal laundry about 7.25pm on Australia Day - 26 January - last year.The court heard Vaisey was caught on CCTV rushing at Ms Henenberg with the knife moments before the attack, and three people witnessed the vicious assault.
Ms Henenberg had also started an audio recording on her phone right before the incident, which captured Vaisey berating her during the attack."If I'm going to jail it's worth it, you know what I mean."He then continued to stab her until the knife's blade came off the handle, before he kicked and punched her to the head.Police arrived and Ms Henenberg was taken to hospital in a life-threatening condition.Vaisey fronted the Supreme Court today.
Vaisey's lawyers told the court he had serious mental health issues that had a causal link to the offending.He will be sentenced at a later date.