The son of Adelaide AFL coach Phil Walsh has appeared at a bedside court hearing in a psychiatric ward, charged with stabbing his father to death.
Cy Jacob Walsh, 26, entered no plea after being charged with murdering his father, 55. He was remanded in custody until a 15 September court hearing.
Since the hearing, Cy Walsh has been transferred from the Flinders Medical Centre to James Nash House mental health facility, the ABC has reported.
Walsh’s wife, Meredith, was discharged from Flinders Medical Centre on Saturday.
Walsh was stabbed multiple times at the Bungey Avenue house in Somerton Park, police said.
“As the investigation unfolds I’m sure we will find out exactly what happened,” Bray said. “For any family, regardless of who it is, it’s one of the worst things that you could imagine that could happen to you.
“The only thing that is different with this is that he has a high profile. The pain and suffering of the family is no different.”
The AFL abandoned the Crows’ game against Geelong on Sunday. The club called the tragedy an unprecedented crisis and said a family had been torn apart.
The AFL chief executive, Gillon McLachlan, said the round’s other games would proceed.
“We know that the usual fun and passion of our game will not be there,” McLachlan told reporters in Melbourne. “We also know that our clubs, members and supporters will gather in a spirit of respectful mourning in support for the family and friends of a great football man who was loved by so many.”
Dismayed Adelaide Crows players and staff were offered counselling as the club grappled with the death.
“We’re not going to get over it any time soon – next week or the week after,” the chairman of Crows chairman, Rob Chapman, told reporters. “But we have got to deal with what we have got to deal with. It’s the grief today. It’s the shock of this, and justice – whatever it is. We think about all the other things tomorrow.”
Adelaide’s West Lakes headquarters became a makeshift memorial for Walsh, who joined the Crows this year as head coach, with fans placing flowers, amid a social media campaign to display a footy scarf in honour of Walsh.
Walsh previously worked as a fitness and assistant coach for 15 years, after playing 122 games at Richmond, Collingwood and Brisbane.