"Mitchell — mom's here. We love you, honey."

Trudy Hickey tried to comfort her son as he was led into court in shackles on Wednesday afternoon, facing serious charges in a situation that has changed multiple lives forever.

Mitchell Rose, 32, stands accused of two counts of attempted murder, three counts of assault with a weapon and three counts of assault causing bodily harm, in relation to attacks on three residents of a St. John's apartment building on Monday.

According to his family, Rose has schizophrenia and has been in a state of psychosis without the help he desperately needs since being discharged from a crucial program in recent months.

"We knew something bad was going to happen," said his sister, Janaya Rose. "We never thought it was going to be someone else being harmed. We

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