The woman accused of stabbing a sushi chef in Melbourne’s CBD in broad daylight has been identified as the victim’s sister reveals her long road to recovery.

Lauren Darul, 32, was charged after allegedly stabbing 36-year-old Wan Lai on Little Bourke St , near Spencer St, about 7.40am on October 2.

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CCTV footage obtained by 7NEWS shows Darul running up behind Lai, wielding a knife, before allegedly stabbing her in the right side of her chest.

Darul then left the scene, leaving Lai crouched on the ground in pain before passers-by rushed to her aid and took her to hospital.

7NEWS understands Darul, who was on bail, was living in social housing designed, in part, to assist people with mental health issues and hom

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