A woman who attacked three people with an axe inside a 7-Eleven store in inner-Sydney has been found guilty.
Evie Amati, 26, was convicted by a jury of three attempted murder charges after a trial in the New South Wales District Court.
The transgender woman used an axe to hit Ben Rimmer in the face and Sharon Hacker on the back of her head during the attack in January last year.
Mr Rimmer was buying a meat pie and Ms Hacker was buying milk.
Amati had pleaded not guilty to the charges, which included wounding with intent to murder and attempting to wound with intent to murder.
She claimed she had a mental illness and was affected by hormone medication, cannabis, amphetamines and alcohol at the time of the incident.
Amati began to cry as Judge Mark Williams thanked the jury for their attendance, and was comforted by her barrister Charles Waterstreet.
During the trial, police officers, ambulance crews and doctors gave evidence that delved into a range of incidents before and after the attack in order for the jury to assess her state of mind at the time.
The jury heard from the victims and was also shown graphic footage of the attack which fractured Mr Rimmer's nasal bone, eye socket and cheekbone requiring surgery.
The blow that hit Ms Hacker — who had looked down to see what happened to Mr Rimmer — fractured her skull.
The court heard Ms Hacker's thick dreadlocks protected her head when Amati struck her with an axe.
Speaking outside court Ms Hacker said she hoped Amati got the rehabilitation she needed.
"I really hope that she is able to have some sort of rehabilitation because ultimately that's what justice is about," she said.
"Making sure people become better people than what they could be at the time."
On the street outside, after stepping over Mr Rimmer she swung the axe twice at another man, the third victim, Shane Redwood, who took off his backpack and held it in front of him as a shield.
As well as the two-kilogram axe Amati had a bright yellow kitchen knife in the back pocket of her shorts when she entered the store.
Amati took the stand during the trial and told the court she was high on drugs on the night of the attack and heard voices telling her to kill.
The court also heard Amati sent threatening messages to a woman she met on Tinder just over an hour before the attack.
A police interview, recorded 14 hours after she entered the inner-Sydney convenience store, was also played to the court during the trial.
Outside court Amati's barrister Mr Waterstreet said it was a "distressing situation" for everyone, including the victims.
Amati was taken back into custody and a sentence hearing has been set for September 12.
