That’s not typical. For bipolar, at least. It may be typical for psychotic or schizophrenic.
They can often be confused.
They just don’t have a grip on reality.
This can lead to any number of bad behaviors, including violence.
Hmm, now that you mention it, every bipolar I’ve known has also been schizophrenic and/or psychotic when off their meds. And sadly for one, they never could get the set of meds balanced properly. She ended up committed for years before passing. It was a nightmare.
I agree. Being bi-polar does not cause this violence; however, paranoid psychotic or schizphenric could contribute.
People are so loose with the labels.
Psychosis can occur as part of bipolar illness. However, I don’t know the specifics of this case.