A mental illness hostel Romily House dealt with a missing clinically insane killer "in a timely and appropriate manner", WA Attorney General Michael Mischin has said - despite the fact a review board was not notified for a day that Enoch Samuel Walsh was unaccounted for.

However, in a statement to Fairfax Media, Mr Mischin said the time it took to alert the public 38-year-old Mr Walsh, who killed his mother in 2005 and failed to return to Romily House in Claremont on Sunday afternoon, was a matter for WA Police.

" As far as I am aware, Mr Walsh's failure to comply with the condition to return to Romily House was dealt with in a timely and appropriate manner but I shall, of course, seek a report on how the situation has been handled once the immediate issue of securing his return to detention is resolved," Mr Mischin said.

"As to the extent to which the public should have been alerted to his alleged breach, that is a matter for the Commissioner of Police. The police are the most experienced and best able to decide how to track down a person in these circumstances.

"I am reluctant to say more due to considerations of confidentiality. Further, we do not yet know the circumstances surrounding Mr Walsh's failure to return to Romily House, a licensed psychiatric facility. 

Mr Walsh also known as Samuel Mark Walsh and Enoch Samuel Wright, was last seen on Sunday morning at the Shenton Road hostel, which provides supported accomodation to adults with chronic mental illness

He failed to return to the facility on Sunday
afternoon but the Mentally Impaired Accused Review Board was not notified of this until Monday.

Romily House is not run by the state government but is a private facility similar to a nursing home and can house up to 70 people.

Mr Walsh is thought to be headed towards Kalgoorlie.

A staff member at Romily House told Fairfax Media  Mr Walsh had been "walking the line like you wouldn't believe".

"He's probably a lot better than most," she said,

"He's got a job, he drives a car, he's been absolutely
amazing.

"For the last four years he's not put a foot wrong and now he's going to be punished for something that happened years and years and years ago."

Police have serious concerns for Mr Walsh, as he is a chronically paranoid schizophrenic who requires regular medication. It is believed he does not have his medication with him.

Mr Walsh killed his mother Patricia Lynette Wright during a psychotic episode in Kalgoorlie in 2005 but was acquitted of murder in 2007, after Supreme Court Justice Geoffrey Miller ruled he was not criminally responsible for his actions.

The court heard Walsh believed he was Enoch from the Book of Revelation, who had to condemn those who had committed Godless deeds.

He was sentenced to be detained in a care facility at the discretion of the Mentally Impaired Review Board.

In a statement, a spokesman for the board said it had authorised a leave of absence for Mr Walsh and was notified on Monday that he had failed to return on Sunday.

Mr Walsh is believed to be driving his own car, a 1998 silver Hyundai Excel hatchback (registration) 1AFY124 towards Kalgoorlie and police say he should not be approached under any circumstances.

He is described as being 182 centimetres tall and of slim build, with brown hair and blue eyes.

Anyone who sees Mr Walsh should call police immediately on 131 444.

A spokeswoman for Mental Health Minister Helen Morton referred questions from Fairfax Media to the Mentally Impaired Review Board, as they were "operational questions".

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he sounds like he has mental problems to me.
He could have as likely said "Elvis told me to do it" and been a trekkie.

I see no justification in the Christian Bible for his behaviour