Suppression order lapses on Lauren Anne Hennessy, accused of murdering Andrew Sorby-Adams at Gilberton in June 2025

Andrew Sorby-Adams’ alleged killer has been kept a secret since her arrest, but now the legal shield over her identity has been lifted.

The woman remanded in mental health custody over the alleged bloody, fatal stabbing of a 65-year-old Gilberton man can now be identified.

At 5pm on Friday, suppression orders on the identity of Lauren Anne Hennessy automatically lapsed, as per the orders of the Adelaide Magistrates Court.

The court said it would only extend the suppression order if an application were made by SA Police before that time.

Late on Friday, the court registry confirmed for The Advertiser that no such application had been made.

Lauren Hennessy is alleged to have murdered Andrew Sorby-Adams at a unit in Gilberton. Picture: Facebook

She has been remanded in mental health custody. Picture: Facebook

Ms Hennessy, 30, of Gilberton, has yet to plead to a number of charges, including murder and property damage, arising from the death of Andrew Sorby-Adams in June 2025.

Previously, police alleged she was arrested after allegedly smashing through the back door of a Walkerville Tce home next door to the Bentzen Court unit complex.

Andrew Sorby-Adams was allegedly murdered by Lauren Hennessy in his Bentzen Court unit in Gilberton. Picture: SA Police

That same evening, paramedics were called to a Bentzen Court unit and found Mr Sorby-Adams with multiple stab wounds, which he did not survive.

Following her arrest, Ms Hennessy made no application for bail and was detained under mental health supervision for further evaluation by psychiatrists.

Her identity was suppressed, at that time, so police could gather evidence from potential eyewitnesses.

Police prosecutors dubbed the case against her “large and complex”, encompassing toxicology and post-mortem reports, bodycam footage and triple-0 audio recordings.

Ms Hennessy will next face court in October.

In the wake of the alleged incident, St Peters’ College old scholar Oren Klemich paid tribute to Mr Sorby-Adams, who he attended the school with.

In addition, people who knew Ms Hennessy told The Advertiser she had appeared distressed.

“She was facing eviction, so she had a lot on her plate. She was devastated,” a neighbour said.

“She was living on her own, but she’s got friends.”

Police attend the scene of the alleged murder. Picture: Brett Hartwig.

Another said he said he had tried to help subdue her until police arrived.

“She hadn’t been herself for about three days, but she was facing eviction and she had also lost her dog … she was devastated,” he said.

He said Ms Hennessy had been acting erratically and there had been a few other incidents leading up to the alleged murder.

He said she would talk about the “devil” and was “questioning a lot of things.”

“That’s confronting you know, especially when she’s talking fantasy talk I suppose,” he said.

“So she was in and out of being a sensible person. It’s hard to keep her calm.”

The Walkerville Tce homeowners said they had been in the living room watching TV when a woman jumped their fence and turned up on their back porch.

“She came flying down the back steps, screaming,” one resident said.

“She had no pants on, one shoe, just a shirt – and there was blood everywhere … she was covered in blood.

“She was ranting, rambling – not making any sense.”