Lauren Darul had sought bail after she was charged with recklessly and intentionally causing injury, and committing an offence while on bail, for allegedly stabbing Wan Lai as she was on her way to work in central Melbourne.
Her bail was denied on Wednesday by Deputy Chief Magistrate Timothy Bourke, who referenced her past record of failing to comply with conditions.
"She has a history of being elusive and difficult to engage," he said.
The magistrate said Darul had previously been subjected to 16 arrest warrants for failing to answer bail or appear on bail.
She had nine prior guilty findings of failing to appear on bail since 2022 and eight findings of guilt for committing an indictable offence while on bail.
"The offending is serious and a lot of the evidence before me, the applicant's prior convictions will carry a jail term if convicted," Mr Bourke said.
Ms Lai had been walking on a footpath about 7.35am on October 2 when Darul allegedly ran up from behind and stabbed her in the upper body, the court was told on Tuesday.
Emergency services arrived to find a distressed Ms Lai, who was taken to hospital with a punctured right lung and bleeding around the lung.
Darul, 32, was arrested 90 minutes later after officers tracked her down at her housing provider Unison, where she revealed a 10cm kitchen knife allegedly used in the attack.
Ms Lai has been discharged and was getting better, but has relocated due to the ongoing psychological trauma she experiences from living near where she was allegedly stabbed.
The incident is among a long list of alleged crimes the 32-year-old accused has committed.
In June, Darul allegedly spat in the face of a 10-year-old boy outside Melbourne's Sea Life Aquarium.
The boy was walking with his family when she walked past allegedly yelling, swearing and behaving erratically.
"The accused turned towards the victim and spat in his face," court documents alleged.
"A fairly large amount of saliva landed on the victim's face, entering eyes and mouth."
In August, she was accused of scratching a supermarket worker's eye and had to be disarmed of a kitchen knife after she was allegedly caught trying to steal two soft drinks.
Darul was allegedly caught with an imitation black handgun tucked into her pants in January 2024, causing alarm to several members of the public.
The court was told that Unison had issued the accused with an eviction notice, citing the risk of danger to community, other tenants and staff.
Darul had been living in the secure accommodation since May, but Mr Bourke noted her offending escalated during this period.
Darul will return to the court on January 20.
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