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Police identify attacker as 40-year-old Joel Cauchi from Queensland
By Megan Gorrey and Sarah McPhee
NSW Police have identified the offender in the Bondi Junction stabbing attack as 40-year-old Joel Cauchi from Queensland.
Assistant Commissioner Anthony Cooke said they believed he came to NSW last month.
He said he did not know how he may have come into possession of the knife.
In an update on Inspector Amy Scott, who shot and killed the offender, Cooke said he had spoken to her last night and she was “doing well”.
“Can I just say how proud we are of the actions of the officer involved,” he said.
“She is receiving all of the support that she requires.”
Police confirm six victims have died, injured baby remains in serious but stable condition
NSW Police Assistant Commissioner Anthony Cooke has confirmed there remain six victims who have died as a result of the Bondi Junction stabbing attack.
Those victims are five women and one man. The offender was shot dead.
“We are working through the process now of speaking with the families and supporting the families of those victims,” Cooke said.
“Two of whom would appear have no family in Australia so we are working through and with agencies overseas to attempt to reach out to the families.”
He said a number of people remain in hospital and “many are in a serious but stable condition”.
A baby remains in a serious but stable condition.
“This was a terrible scene,” he said. “There were many people present at the time.”
Watch live: NSW Police provide update after stabbing attack
NSW Police provided an update at 8.30am on the Bondi Junction stabbing attack.
Assistant Commissioner Anthony Cooke addressed the media outside Sydney Police Centre in Surry Hills. We will have a clip of the press conference for you to watch back below.
Heroic officer named as Inspector Amy Scott
By Sally Rawsthorne
The heroic officer who shot the alleged offender at Bondi junction as the high-ranking Inspector Amy Scott.
A career police officer with over a decade of service, Scott was patrolling alone on Saturday afternoon when she became the first officer on scene and confronted the man armed with a knife.
An image circulated on social media showed the police inspector attending to the attacker after shooting him.
NSW Police Minister Yasmin Catley has praised Scott for her work in responding to the situation.
“She was just on general duties in and around the precinct and got the call and went to the scene immediately,” Catley said.
She said Scott acted on “instinct”.
“We spoke about policing and how those instincts come straight into play, she went straight into gear.”
Scott paid tribute to the bystanders who rushed to her aid, Catley said.
“[She said] They really helped.”
Emergency services showed ‘unbelievable’ courage: NSW Health Minister
By Sarah McPhee and Jordan Baker
NSW Health Minister Ryan Park has praised the courage of emergency services workers who responded to the horror in Bondi Junction yesterday.
Speaking to reporters this morning, Park said he had travelled to a debriefing of 30 to 40 paramedics at Randwick ambulance station after the incident, and specialist trauma psychologists were on hand.
NSW Health Minister Ryan Park pictured earlier this month.Credit: Janie Barrett
“I met with the first paramedics and the crew who were on scene, and what they saw and what they went through is horrendous,” Park said.
“No doubt the country wakes up this morning with more questions than answers, but one thing we do know is that the bravery, skill and the sheer courage of those frontline police and paramedics who are first on scene is unbelievable.
“People are alive today because of their work.”
Also, the NSW Police press conference that we were expecting at 8am is now due to commence at 8.30am.
Twelve people remain in hospital, including critical patients
By Sarah McPhee and Anthony Segaert
Acting NSW Premier Penny Sharpe has provided an update on the injured people in hospital, saying there are 12 patients after three more presented overnight.
Sharpe has appeared across morning TV this morning, as Premier Chris Minns flies back from Japan.
We have separately received some updates from the hospitals.
Five patients were taken to St Vincent’s Hospital yesterday. A 38-year-old woman died there last night, having desperately sought help from others at the shopping centre for her stabbed baby and her own wounds. Another person has since been discharged.
Three patients remain at St Vincent’s. One woman in her 20s is in a critical condition, one man in his 20s is in a critical but stable condition, and one woman in her 40s is in a stable condition.
A spokeswoman for Royal Prince Alfred Hospital said one male patient is in a stable condition, and one female patient is in stable condition.
Patients were also taken to St George Hospital and Royal North Shore Hospital, while the injured baby was taken to the Sydney Children’s Hospital at Randwick.
Shopkeeper hid in fear from armed man
By Clare Sibthorpe
A woman who owns a health shop at Westfield Bondi Junction has described the terror she felt as the emergency alarm went off yesterday afternoon.
“The alarm went off, and I shut the shutter door locked it, switched the lights off and got down and into the back room to hide,” she told this masthead.
“The fish shop guy told me there was an armed man.”
The woman said she was evacuated safely but was still in shock, as were her workers whom she called on Saturday afternoon to tell them not to come to work today.
Floral tribute left at scene of mass killing
By Clare Sibthorpe
The morning after a man stabbed and murdered six people inside Bondi Junction Westfield, a lone bouquet of flowers has been left beside the shopping centre entrance on the corner of Oxford Street.
Police and ambulance crews were seen coming and going from the centre at 6am.
Flowers are left at the scene on Sunday morning.Credit: Dion Georgopoulos
An hour later, on the other side of the complex, a police officer stood by his patrol car at the road closure, watching out towards Grosvenor Street.
A police van and two more police cars are seen behind him as a media pack gathered across the road.
Police remain at the scene in Bondi Junction.Credit: Dion Georgopoulos
Mass attacks still rare in Australia
Thankfully, these sorts of attacks are still very rare in Australia. Here’s a quick look back at other violent mass attacks over the years.
Port Arthur massacre, April 28, 1996: Lone gunman Martin Bryant’s shooting spree at the Tasmanian tourist site left 35 dead and led to some of the toughest gun laws in the world.
Lindt Cafe siege, December 15-16, 2014: Three people, including attacker Man Haron Monis, were killed when police stormed a cafe in Sydney’s Martin Place to free hostages who had been held at gunpoint for 16 hours.
Bourke Street tragedy, January 20, 2017: James Gargasoulas was found guilty of murdering six people when he deliberately drove into pedestrians in Melbourne. Another 27 people were injured.
Flinders Street attack, December 21, 2017: Saeed Noori was jailed after he drove into pedestrians on one of Melbourne’s busiest intersections, killing one person and injuring others.
Bourke Street stabbing, November 9, 2018: Hassan Khalif Shire Ali was shot by police and later died after he set fire to a pickup truck laden with gas cylinders in the Melbourne city centre. He stabbed three people, killing one.
– with Reuters
‘A truly shocking day in the state’s history’: NSW premier
NSW Premier Chris Minns is flying back to Sydney from a family holiday in Japan. We are expecting to hear from him later this morning.
Minns joined Ben Fordham on 2GB Radio yesterday from Tokyo.
“This is a terrible, violent crime and my heart goes out to those that have lost loved ones,” Minns said. “It’s a truly shocking day in the state’s history.”
He said he had been briefed by NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb and senior health officials had also provided an update about the wounded in hospital.
“I can understand that people will be grieving and very angry for the next few days, but we will recover, we’ll be strong,” Minns said.
“In the midst of a violent, wicked crime, we’ve seen some examples of exemplary courage from the public and, in particular, NSW Police.”
He described the tragedy as “everyone’s worst nightmare”.
“I feel terrible for those who have gone through so much heartache,” Minns said.
“The entire state is behind them. We’ve all been touched by how shocking this is.”
The state government had previously advised Minns would be on leave for two weeks, from April 13 to 24. Minns said he had landed and turned around upon hearing the news.
A reminder that police will be holding a press conference at 8am, and we will have all of those updates here.
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