Mental health assessment for Jayden Tanee Lowah, charged with murder of mother Michelle Foster at Colonnades Shopping Centre

The young man accused of murdering a mother of two at the Colonnades Shopping Centre will have his mental health assessed before he enters his plea, a court has heard.

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The family of murder victim Michelle Stephanie Foster says there are “no excuses” for her violent death, and that she did nothing to earn her fate.

Jayden Tanee Lowah faced the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Wednesday, accused of murdering the mother-of-two, 36, last October.

His counsel flagged a future assessment of his mental health, prompting another adjournment – and further grief for Ms Foster’s mother, Andrea.

“I just want to say that there was no reasons, no excuses, for the violence that happened to my daughter,” she said outside court.

“There was no excuses for any kind of violence, and she wasn’t doing something to somebody to hurt them.

“She didn’t deserve it, she didn’t deserve any of that.”

Michelle Foster was found murdered at Colonnades Shopping Centre. Picture: Facebook

Lowah, 20, of no fixed address, has yet to plead to one count of murder.

It is alleged he killed Ms Foster, 36, of Ethelton, in a random attack at the shopping centre.

Ms Foster sustained severe and significant head injuries in the incident, but police have alleged no weapons were used.

They have also ruled out robbery as a motive.

Ms Foster was found lying face-down in a pool of blood by cyclist Chris Graham, who told police and reporters he did all he could to try to save her life.

“I’m sorry I couldn’t do more … I thought ‘if I had been here 15 minutes earlier’,” he said at the time.

On Wednesday, prosescutors confirmed they would still be pursuing a murder charge against Lowah.

His counsel said they would seek to assess his mental competence before he entered a plea to that charge.

Magistrate Simon Smart remanded Lowah in custody to face court again in June.

Outside court, Andrea Foster called for an end to violence, for people to accept each other’s differences and be taught “it’s wrong to hurt another person”.

“Apparently (the court process) is a long process, and it’s a sad one for all of us,” she said.

“We all have to go through this (before) we get any kind of relief – which we never will.

“My daughter’s children miss her so badly, and it’s so wrong to make this go for so long.

“But I will be there, in the end, to make sure my daughter has some justice.”

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