Six shoppers are dead and seven others, including a mother and baby, have been stabbed by a man armed with a knife at a major Sydney shopping centre.
Witnesses say the dark-haired, bearded man, wearing a Kangaroos ARL jersey, chased and slashed at shoppers as he went on a wild rampage through Westfield Bondi Junction before he was shot dead by police.
Among the injured is a mother, 38, who threw her stabbed child to a bystander in a bid to save his life.
It is understood the baby is undergoing surgery and the mother, 38, has since died.
It is believed that the mother and her baby were the first to be targeted by the alleged attacker.
Details later emerged of the heroics of bystanders and a female police inspector who single-handedly tackled the knifeman and shot him dead, before she then started giving CPR to one of his victims.
NSW Police said the officer was attached to Eastern Suburbs Police Area Command attended and that she was allegedly confronted by a man with a knife.
'The man allegedly lunged at the officer, before he was fatally shot,' a spokesperson said.
You should see the footage of the unarmed father confronting him so his family could get time to flee. The murderer looks unnerved by it and heads in a different direction. The father was unharmed.
TheOSU87 on April 13rd, 2024 at 10:21 UTC »
Westfield Bondi Junction: Seven people dead and a mother and baby rushed to hospital after stabbing spree at shopping centre
jess_the_werefox on April 13rd, 2024 at 12:03 UTC »
What happened? Did he survive??
Single_Conclusion_53 on April 13rd, 2024 at 12:39 UTC »
You should see the footage of the unarmed father confronting him so his family could get time to flee. The murderer looks unnerved by it and heads in a different direction. The father was unharmed.