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Sayagi Sivanantham

About the Recipe

Five-year-old Sayagi Sivanantham was fatally stabbed at her Mitcham flat on 30 June 2020 by her mother, Sutha Sivanantham, during what was found to be a serious mental health crisis. Sutha later pled guilty to manslaughter by diminished responsibility and was given an indefinite hospital order; the case spurred concern about failures in mental health care and support, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.


  • Victim: Sayagi Sivanantham, 5.


  • Perpetrator: Sutha Sivanantham, 36 (mother)


  • Incident details: 

    • Child stabbed at the family home

    • Mother also sustained self-inflicted injuries amid severe mental illness.


  • Outcome: 

    • Pleaded guilty to manslaughter by diminished responsibility

    • Given an indefinite hospital order.


  • Location/Date: Mitcham, 30 Jun 2020.

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