To feel very sad about what happened in Bondi today

Apologies, I assumed you were referring to the stabbing at wayside chapel on Friday, I haven't even seen this on the news. I've had to take a break from it after the incidents on Saturday at Westfield.

I just did a quick news search and you are right, I haven't gone in and read the article, I have had enough violence in my home suburb this weekend 😔

That's horrific 😞

I posted a link but it showed a graphic picture so have removed it

@BobShark this is breaking news now. Four people stabbed, including the Bishop who was taking the service.

@FiveShelties this happened on Friday, wayside chapel is a community centre at Bondi beach supporting the homeless.
It's literally across the road from the police station. The woman who was stabbed is recovering in hospital.

@mynameiscalypso the killer was unknown to all victims, this was not a personal attack, he was a homeless schizophrenic off his meds and possibly in a drug induced psychosis.

Those mentioned he was known to police, this was a moving on order from sleeping rough in 'The Rocks' area of the city in Sydney's, not for any violence.

It's utterly heartbreaking. Listening to his parents talk about him how much they tried to help him.
Mental illness can affect anyone.
His poor victims.
No one knows how to react in the face of danger.

This one was horrible as it was live streamed on YouTube, as the church live stream all services (like a lot of churches do) after covid. Just a horrible world we are living in currently.

There are reports of another stabbing in Sydney, in a church. What sad times we are living in.

Daily Fail link but interview with parents here -

Westfield knifeman's parents break silence

https://mol.im/a/13308575

I agree and it seems it could be - his father has been quoted and reported on the bbc as saying he wanted a girlfriend, had no social skills and was frustrated.

Ignore my last post, I see quite a lot has been released about this man after I last checked.

In a news report I just watched, the police officer referred to him as a "gentleman" - this boiled my piss. I know it's just a turn of phrase but still.

mental health
owns a storage unit
moved from another part of Aus.

Anything else?

His demeanour on the video was familiar

What do you mean?

BBC News - Bondi Junction mall attack: 'Obvious' killer targeted women, Sydney police say
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-68814395

Sorry, but if they're confident enough to say it was "obvious", that's good enough for me.

They have said they are certainly looking into it as part of their investigation, due to the disproportionate amount of women attacked, but it has not been confirmed.

Did I dream the BBC article I read this morning? It was 6.30am and I was still half asleep, but?

No, they haven't.

Police have confirmed he was targeting women. I still feel so sick and sad.

The bollard guy tried to take him on. He didn’t go near him though the attacker seemed to just be targeting women.

in the chaos of everything I doubt anyone would have been able to do much crowded shopping centre so many people running and yelling it would have been panic and confusion and probably initially no one knew exactly who it was. I haven’t seen but I imagine the people who were killed were at the start before anyone understood what was going on then everyone ran away and he just wandered about. The videos I have seen he is walking though the centre with no people nearby they all fled into shops ect

Just heartbreaking. That poor baby. And that heroic police officer.

I know I am probably being U but as someone with schizophrenia I just want to remind people that those living with severe mental illness are much more likely to be the victims of violent crime than the perpetrators.

A relative of my husband intervened in an incident where a man was beating up his partner. He was killed. She was fine. I tell my husband not to be a hero. I am not apologetic about this.

I was surprised at how many men just ran away. I know that my DH would have rugby tackled him to the ground.

And my dad's bigger than your dad.

I was walking in woods with my dog and a man in a skull balaclava approached me and I was completely rooted to the spot. I couldn't move a muscle. I would have never thought in a million years that's what I would have done.

You know no such thing, and you're very naive if you think you do.

Having been in life threatening situations a couple of times, I have seen people react in utterly out of character ways. You have no idea how you or anyone you know would react until it happens to you.