Son who stabbed AFL coach father Phil Walsh to death in frenzied knife attack is back in full detent

The man who stabbed his own father to death while suffering through a severe mental health condition will be locked down in full detention after an apparent decline in his condition.

Cy Walsh, 34, killed his father, former Adelaide Crows coach Phil Walsh, in July 2015.

The courts found Cy to be mentally incompetent with undiagnosed schizophrenia at the time of the shocking attack and the state has since held Mr Walsh in a secure psychiatric facility.

In 2021, he was granted permission to leave the facility for unsupervised day trips into Adelaide, but on Wednesday, Justice Anne Bampton revoked that provision over concerns for Cy’s mental stability.

A photo of Cy Walsh taken from his Immanuel College year 12 year book. Picture: Supplied

Cy Walsh stabbed his father Phil Walsh to death in a frenzied attack in 2015

She set a review period of six months to assess Cy’s mental state, with a hearing booked for April 9, 2024.

Lawyer Trish Johnson, appearing for Cy, did not object to the order but noted there was no suggestion her client had offended or breached any conditions of the provision.

‘I would be seeking leave for Your Honour to allow us to contact chambers and seek an early listing should his mental health stabilise earlier than six months,’ she said.

The Crown did not object to Ms Johnson’s request.

Phil Walsh was 55 years old at the time of his death.

Cy resides at the secure James Nash House facility located in Adelaide’s north.

He appeared at Adelaide Supreme Court via video link with a surgical mask covering his face.

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