{"id":238080,"date":"2023-10-08T03:12:34","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T03:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=238080"},"modified":"2023-10-08T03:12:34","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T03:12:34","slug":"killer-who-slashed-mans-throat-in-mall-led-deluded-fantasy-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/world-news\/killer-who-slashed-mans-throat-in-mall-led-deluded-fantasy-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Killer who slashed man&apos;s throat in mall led deluded fantasy life"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Psycho killer Nick Boak who killed a stranger in a Cairns shopping centre was an accountant who claimed to be a decorated SAS veteran\u00a0<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Holiday resort auditor posed as an SAS hero who won VC<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He slit the throat of a random stranger in a shopping mall<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>If this story raises issues for you, contact Lifeline on 13 11 14\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Tragic reason dad-of-five was wandering shopping centre<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A psychotic killer accountant who slit the throat of a random stranger in a shopping mall led a deluded fantasy life where he claimed to be a decorated soldier.<\/p>\n<p>Twisted Nick Boak, 40, claimed to be an SAS veteran who had won the Victoria Cross for bravery before he launched his savage attack on Michael Eaton, 51.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Eaton was a lonely father-of-five who had recently split with his wife and was an early morning regular at\u00a0Cairns\u00a0Central Shopping Centre in far north\u00a0Queensland.<\/p>\n<p>The friendly former dog breeder and car fanatic was unable to work for health reasons but enjoyed the company of chatting with shop staff before they opened.<\/p>\n<p>But at 8am on a Wednesday morning in September 2021, he was targeted by Boak on the ground floor of the mall while Boak was in the midst of a psychotic episode.<\/p>\n<p>The accountant &#8211; who had most recently been working at holiday resorts on Fitzroy Island and in Airlie Beach &#8211; began ranting erratically at Mr Eaton, said locals.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Eaton shrugged off the outbursts, but Boak suddenly pulled out a knife and crept up behind Mr Eaton before slashing his throat without any warning or provocation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/05\/06\/76191617-12595447-image-a-40_1696483703045.jpg\" height=\"723\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The deluded life of psychotic killer accountant Nick Boak can finally be revealed after he slit the throat of a random stranger in a city shopping mall<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/08\/02\/48274113-12595447-Michael_Eaton_51_pictured_was_a_lonely_father_of_five_who_had_re-a-19_1696729115177.jpg\" height=\"790\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Michael Eaton, 51, (pictured) was a lonely father-of-five who had recently split with his wife and was an early morning regular at Cairns Central Shopping Centre in far north Queensland<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/06\/48264317-12595447-At_8am_on_a_Wednesday_morning_in_September_2021_he_was_targeted_-a-25_1696571543735.jpg\" height=\"387\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>At 8am on a Wednesday morning in September 2021, he was targeted by Boak on the ground floor of the mall while Boak was in the midst of a psychotic episode\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He left Mr Eaton bleeding out where he died 20 minutes later, drenched in a pool of his own blood, despite the efforts of bystanders and emergency services.<\/p>\n<p>Brisbane-born Boak was arrested nearby soon after and the details of his bizarre past began to be revealed.<\/p>\n<p>He was already under investigation by ex-military veterans after bizarrely claiming to be an SAS hero who saw action in Korea, and that he had won the Victoria Cross.<\/p>\n<p>In an application to join a Queensland Returned Serviceman&#8217;s Club, he said he was a serving Major who had tours of duty in Malaysia, Iraq, the Gulf War and Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>He claimed to have enlisted in 2003 and even posed as a secret service spy, adopting the 007-style name Nick Bond Industries for one of the companies he set up.<\/p>\n<p>But the reality was very different.<\/p>\n<p>Boak was instead an otherwise mild-mannered accountant and fitness freak who studied at Ballarat-based Federation University in regional Victoria.<\/p>\n<p>He joined the Australian Army Reserves while a student but graduated as an accountant who also worked as a personal trainer.<\/p>\n<p>He also attended Duntroon Royal Military College in Canberra with the reserves but there&#8217;s no record of him seeing action, despite posing on social media with medals.<\/p>\n<p>A month before he launched his savage attack on Mr Eaton, he had just started his latest new firm Advanced Accounting Australia\u00a0while employed as an auditor on Fitzroy Island.<\/p>\n<p>Boak&#8217;s lies were exposed by an online group of former soldiers who hunt down fake soldiers online to shame them for their lies on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/08\/02\/76191553-12595447-Six_days_before_his_bloody_attack_he_posed_with_a_dumbbell_while-a-18_1696729115062.jpg\" height=\"638\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Six days before his bloody attack, he posed with a dumbbell while looking intensely at the camera and said he was working on his beach body<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/08\/02\/76191559-12595447-Boak_s_application_claimed_to_have_served_in_various_theatres_of-a-20_1696729115318.jpg\" height=\"214\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/08\/02\/76191557-12595447-He_also_claimed_to_have_won_the_Victoria_Cross_for_bravery-a-17_1696729115056.jpg\" height=\"214\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Boak&#8217;s application claimed to have served in various theatres of war as a major in the SAS and he also claimed to have won the Victoria Cross for bravery<\/p>\n<p>He moved back to Queensland from Victoria in 2018 and relocated from Airlie Beach to work on Fitzroy Island during the Covid lockdowns but struggled to make friends.<\/p>\n<p>In social media posts just nine days before he killed Mr Eaton, Boak reached out to make new mates in the Cairns area.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;ve now been a resident of Fitzroy Island for three months and I&#8217;m putting down roots,&#8217; he posted.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;If you are a local and planning a visit and a hike here and are a good human please feel free to DM me.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In another post, six days before his bloody attack, he posed with a dumbbell while looking intensely at the camera and said he was working on his beach body.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;A pre-shift workout is just the best,&#8217; he posted on Instagram. &#8216;I am so very thankful for this amazing gym on our tropical island paradise.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Beach-ready goal is on track for summer. VIP Visitor access and 1on1 training hopefully soon\u2026&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>He flew into Cairns from Fitzroy just a few days before he went on his murderous rampage, but no reason for the savage attack has ever been revealed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of his arrest, Boak was considered too dangerous to appear in court to face murder charges.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He presents an extreme risk to watchhouse staff,&#8217; police prosecutor Codi Dalley told Cairns Magistrates Court hours after his arrest.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We would require extra time and a specialised team to move him.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Two years later\u00a0on August 18, 2023, the court found Boak was of unsound mind and discontinued\u00a0proceedings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He was transferred to the high security psychiatric unit at The Park Centre for Mental Health in Wacol, Brisbane, for treatment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/08\/02\/76191561-12595447-Nick_Boak_moved_back_to_Queensland_from_Victoria_in_2018_and_rel-a-21_1696729115594.jpg\" height=\"638\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Nick Boak moved back to Queensland from Victoria in 2018 and relocated from Airlie Beach to work on Fitzroy Island during the Covid lockdowns but struggled to make friends<\/p>\n<p>Detective Inspector Kevin Goan said his sympathies were with Boak&#8217;s victim Mr Eaton and his family.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;His untimely death is mourned by many,&#8217;\u00a0said DI Goan. &#8216;He was considered to be quite a pleasant, laidback man.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;His engagements with others were quite happy, not something that would warrant this type of action towards him.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The family appealed for privacy in the wake of the tragedy and DI Goan added: &#8216;He also has an aged mother who is doing it tough at this time because of this loss.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12595447\/Killer-Nick-Boak-killed-stranger-Cairns.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Psycho killer Nick Boak who killed a stranger in a Cairns shopping centre was an accountant who claimed to be a decorated SAS veteran\u00a0 Holiday resort auditor posed as an&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":238079,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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