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Terry Lewis, the notorious former Queensland Police commissioner who was jailed for corruption, has died aged 95.

The disgraced commissioner joined the police force in 1949, being dispatched to Charlieville, Queensland before his career unexpectedly took off. 

He became the head of the Juvenile Aid Bureau as a senior constable and eventually became police commissioner in 1976.

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Lewis served in the top job for 11 years and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II before his career was plagued by scandal and corruption.

A two-year inquiry into police and political corruption called the Fitzgerald Inquiry, starting in 1987, saw the end of Lewis' career.

Judge Tony Fitzgerald found that Lewis was the mastermind of a "Rat Pack" of corrupt police officers, and exposed that he had collected over $600,000 in bribes.

The inquiry also found high-profile detectives Tony Murphy and Glen Hallahan were in on it.

"It is a colossal rise and fall story. A man from nothing to the absolute peak of his profession to a man sipping brandy in Government House in Brisbane," Matt Condon, author of Three Crooked Kings told 9News.

Lewis was charged with 15 counts of corruption, as well as perjury and forgery, copping a 14-year sentence in 1989.

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He was stripped of his superannuation, home and his knighthood. 

After serving 10 and a half years in prison, he was released on parole in 2002.

Lewis maintained his innocence until the end.

"He will go down in history as one of the most notorious figures, certainly within the police force," Condon said.

"On the other hand, he was a human being."

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A Queensland man has been extradited to Western Australia over an alleged sexual assault from more than 30 years ago.

WA Police allege the 48-year-old man, who was 17 years old at the time, broke into a 23-year-old woman's home in Embleton, Perth in the early hours of Friday, April 17, 1992, before assaulting her at knifepoint.

He allegedly tied her up and repeatedly sexually assaulted her for over half an hour.

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Police arrested the man at his Queensland home on Wednesday and extradited him to Western Australia on Friday to face two charges of aggravated sexual assault, and one charge each of aggravated burglary, deprivation of liberty and attempted rape.

A breakthrough in forensic and police technology led police to the discovery over three decades after the alleged crime.

They believe he was lying low until his arrest.

"Although these offences occurred over 31 years ago, we have remained committed to actively investigating them," Detective Inspector Darryl Cox from WA Police said.

"Advances in policing technology and forensics have enabled us to identify an alleged offender, track down their location and bring these matters before the courts." 

The man cannot be publicly identified as he was a minor when the alleged crime was committed.

He will face the Children's Court next week and did not apply for bail.

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The 37-year-old man accused of stabbing a NSW public servant in an unprovoked attack is experiencing mental health issues, his lawyer has told a court. 

Mahmoud Salhab, from southwest Sydney, did not appear at Parramatta Bail Court on Saturday after he was charged with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.

His lawyer, Javid Faiz, requested his client be transferred to a mental health facility, under section 25 of the Cognitive Impairment Act 2020.

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"He's mentally not in a stable position," Faiz told the court, adding that Surry Hills Police Station where he is currently detained "had some concerns for their protection". 

Magistrate John Bailey denied the request on the basis there was "insufficient information" to make the order.

Instead, he requested a psychiatric report be made available for the next court date.

Outside court, Faiz told reporters his client had experienced mental health issues "for quite some time now". 

"He's undergone treatment in the past," Faiz added.

Salhab is accused of repeatedly stabbing a 54-year-old Service NSW employee at his workplace in Haymarket in Sydney's CBD at about 9.20am on Friday.

The man suffered lower back, chest and shoulder wounds during the attack and remained in intensive care late on Friday after undergoing surgery at St Vincent's Hospital.

Salhab did not make an application for bail and bail was formally refused.

The matter was adjourned to be heard at the Downing Centre Local Court on June 23.

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