An 21-year-old Ulverstone man who stabbed his aunt in the neck while high on ice has been released on parole.
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Dylan John Cruse in 2016 was sentenced to five-and-a-half years' jail for the knife attack on his aunt with whom he was living with at the time.
The attack occurred after he had tried the drug ice for the first time after a long period of drinking and smoking cannabis.
Upon returning home, he attacked his aunt while she was in a chair and immediately fled the unit.
Cruse served just over half of his prison term upon release for the crime of attempted murder.
The state's Parole Board noted Cruse had no prior convictions for relevant offences or violent crimes.
"It appears that the applicant's consumption of alcohol and illicit drugs including the methyl-amphetamine ice significantly contributed to the commission of the offence," it said in its report on the decision.
"The applicant has been assessed as suffering intellectual and cognitive deficits and mental health issues which have led to the applicant suffering episodes of psychosis and delusional thoughts when under the influence of alcohol and drugs."
The board said Cruse had participated in alcohol and drug counselling during his imprisonment.
It noted a psychiatric report last December that he should not represent an unacceptable risk to the community so long as he abstained from drugs and alcohol.
A pre-parole report said should Cruse be released, there would be a case management plan for him to engage with the National Disability Insurance Scheme and continue participation in alcohol and drug counselling programs.