epa04530319 A picture made available 15 December 2014 shows Muslim cleric Man Haron Monis arriving to the Downing Centre after a pre-trial hearing of his case, in Sydney, Australia, 18 April 2011. According to news reports on 15 December 2014 citing police, Man Haron Monis has allegedly been identified by police as the hostage-taker at a cafe in downtown Sydney, Australia. A number of hostages were being held inside a Lindt cafe, after witnesses reported gunshots and footage showed an Islamist flag held up to the window. EPA/DEAN LEWINS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT
SYDNEY: The gunman who carried out a deadly siege in a Sydney cafe last year may have suffered from chronic schizophrenia, a psychiatrist who had treated him told an inquest.
Iranian-born Man Haron Monis (pic) took over 12 customers and staff hostage at the upmarket Lindt cafe in the city’s financial heart on Dec 15.
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