8 July 2026, about 9pm
Police will allege Corum Ash assaulted a 65-year-old man in Guildford.
ABC News, citing NSW Police/Superintendent Craig Middleton
11 July 2026, early hours
A 74-year-old man was found unconscious with a head injury on the side of the road near the intersection of Orchardleigh Street and Junction Road in Yennora.
ABC News
11 July 2026, early hours
ABC News reported that the man had left his house about 30 minutes before the incident and was on his usual early morning walk.
ABC News
11 July 2026, early hours
A member of the public called Triple Zero, and police and ambulance responded.
ABC News
11 July 2026, early hours
Paramedics treated the man at the scene before he was taken to hospital.
ABC News
11 July 2026
Detective Acting Inspector Brenton Sommerville said police were treating the incident as an alleged assault.
ABC News, citing Detective Acting Inspector Brenton Sommerville
11 July 2026, about 12:30pm
Police alleged Corum Ash assaulted a 54-year-old woman at a medical centre in Carlingford; ABC News reported the woman was treated for minor injuries.
ABC News, citing NSW Police/Superintendent Craig Middleton
11 July 2026
After the alleged Carlingford medical-centre incident, officers took Corum Ash to Gladesville Police Station, where he was charged with common assault and granted police bail; the charge is an unproven allegation before the court. This adds detail to earlier reporting that described the common-assault charge in connection with 14 July 2026 proceedings.
ABC News · added 26 Jul 2026
12 July 2026, evening
NSW Police released an image of Corum Ash and said he was wanted on an outstanding warrant for attempted murder.
ABC News, citing NSW Police
13 July 2026
NSW Police said they were notified of Quang My Pham's death.
ABC News, citing NSW Police
13 July 2026, about 8:30pm
Corum Ash, 45, was arrested at a property in Carlingford and taken to Parramatta Police Station.
ABC News, citing NSW Police
14 July 2026
ABC News reported Corum Ash had been charged with murder and causing wounding/grievous bodily harm to a person with intent to murder; the charges are unproven allegations before the court.
ABC News
14 July 2026
ABC News reported Corum Ash had also been charged with common assault over the alleged Carlingford medical-centre incident; the charge is an unproven allegation before the court.
ABC News
14 July 2026
Corum Ash appeared before Parramatta Local Court, where bail was refused.
ABC News
14 July 2026
Superintendent Craig Middleton described Quang My Pham as an upstanding member of the community and said police believed the Yennora incident was a random attack.
ABC News, citing Superintendent Craig Middleton
17 July 2026
Corum Ash had been living in supported accommodation in Carlingford at the time of the alleged Yennora attack.
ABC News · added 26 Jul 2026
17 July 2026
Corum Ash had been discharged from a long-term stay at a mental health hospital in Orange about eight months before the alleged Yennora attack; the exact discharge date was not reported.
ABC News · added 26 Jul 2026
17 July 2026
Acting Mental Health Minister Steve Whan said the NSW government was urgently reviewing Corum Ash's clinical care leading up to the incident.
ABC News, citing Acting Mental Health Minister Steve Whan · added 26 Jul 2026
17 July 2026
ABC News reported that Corum Ash remained within the mental health system and had been assessed by health authorities in 2026; the exact assessment date was not reported.
ABC News · added 26 Jul 2026