Police shoot dead woman with Aspergers who had problems with following instructions

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THE knife-wielding woman shot dead by police yesterday outside a Hungry Jack’s outlet had Asperger’s syndrome. Courtney Topic, 22, was said to be acting like a “zombie” before police opened fire, and apparently ignored police calls to drop her weapon. The Daily Telegraph now reports the young woman had been diagnosed with Asperger’s, a condition related to autism that can mean sufferers have difficulty relating to other and can have trouble understanding instructions. Ms Topic was shot in the chest after she was seen wandering in and out of traffic brandishing a large knife in the Sydney suburb of West Hoxton about 11.45am yesterday. Witness Robert Duncan from Penrith said the young woman, dressed in jeans and a T-shirt and casually sipping from a takeaway cup, ignored police calls to drop her weapon, reports.

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