<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/teacher" rel="" target="" title="teacher"><span>teacher</span></a><span> accused of snapping and </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/stabbing" rel="" target="" title="stabbing"><span>stabbing</span></a><span> his </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/school" rel="" target="" title="school's"><span>school's</span></a><span> principal has indicated he will plead guilty and is negotiating an offer with the prosecution.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Kim Ramchen, 37, is facing five charges including recklessly engaging in conduct, intentionally causing injury and assault with a weapon, over the stabbing in December.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Keysborough College teacher is accused of arming himself with a knife from the school kitchen and stabbing principal Aaron Sykes after being told his contract would not be renewed.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/latitude-finance-slapped-with-4m-fine-over-second-spam-breaches/dc19f65b-f806-4884-a923-5080be299c60" target="_blank"><strong><span>Latitude slapped with $4 million fine over spam breaches</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Ramchen was due to face Dandenong Magistrates Court today via video link from prison, however he did not appear for the brief hearing.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>His lawyer Ruth Parker said Ramchen was aware of what was happening and they proceeded in his absence.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She said a psychological report had been prepared after concerns about Ramchen's mental fitness.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/plea-indicated-for-teacher-kim-ramchen-over-principal-stabbing/ac1f6fb9-56de-4b0d-b6e4-3241d76a58d9" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A hearing in February was told Ramchen had been diagnosed with autism, schizophrenia spectrum disorders and PTSD, but was not unwell while in custody.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>At that time Parker raised concerns that he may not be fit to give her instructions on how to progress the matter.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She said today a fresh psychiatric report found he had "very serious issues", but he was fit to give instructions and Ramchen had met with one of her staff yesterday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/seventy-palestinian-men-found-hiding-in-garbage-truck/074e773d-e265-4220-9d08-85eace65ca4b" target="_blank"><strong><span>Israeli police discover 70 men packed inside garbage truck</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"In those circumstances, Your Honour, what is proposed is that the matter be adjourned to a future date for plea hearing," Parker told the court.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We understand the matter is likely to resolve."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Ramchen is yet to formally enter a plea of guilty.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Parker said she was in discussions with the prosecution about the plea, and she still needed to make a formal offer on what Ramchen will plead guilty to.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Magistrate Frances Medina set down a one-hour plea hearing for April 29 at the court in Dandenong, where Ramchen will face the court remotely from prison.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He is the son of former Price Is Right host Jacqui Ramchen who disappeared in 1992, with his late father charged over her killing until a magistrate found there was not enough evidence to commit him to trial.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Ramchen had taken on a parental role within the family after his mother disappeared and his father died from cancer when he was 14, his brother Lev told the court in December.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.beyondblue.org.au/"><strong><span>Beyond Blue</span></strong></a><span> </span><strong><span> 1300 22 4636.</span></strong></div></div>