To feel very sad about what happened in Bondi today

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I’m just grateful the monster didn’t have a gun. Imagine how much worse it would be if we didn’t have the strict gun laws.

cowardly piece of shit stabbing a baby. I almost wish he had of survived to face abit of prison justice.

And we k is so many other people who were there or had just left. The death toll would have been much higher had the man not stopped the killer on the escalator. He was stopping him with a bollard. What a hero. And the mean who ran in step to back up the police inspector. Heros.
We are heartbroken.

*ideation

Just awful. I live in Sydney and we know one of the victims (not been named yet so I won't say anything else). I'm just so sad - it's horrific.

Both incorrect. The naming of the Jewish young man is especially horrendous, given as it's completely incorrect.

The assailant was a 40 year old man from Queensland named Joel Cauchi. He apparently had mental health issues, was known to police. There are no idealist links at this stage.

I’m feeling just awful about it, first day of the school holidays so everyone’s out and about </3 I had planned to be there after work to treat myself to some shopping but decided not to on a whim :( it’s just heartbreaking knowing so much of your own community was in the centre and watching the public’s reaction quickly turn to racism when we still really don’t know what happened….

If it does turn out that he specifically targeted women because of personal grievances, I think it should be labelled a terrorist attack personally.

Meanwhile the police have said that he is known to them and its not a terrorist attack

And waking up in hospital not knowing where mum or her feed is. Mum is their whole world. It makes me feel sick. She’s pictured with a husband in photos. I hope the baby pulls through surgery.
It’s devastating. I read about the mum being looked after by store staff and then later saw she had died it’s so upsetting I can’t stop thinking about it.

It’s utterly tragic. I can’t stop thinking about that poor lady - 9 month old baby, family life just beginning, then this happens. I hope her husband is receiving a lot of support.

@LuckysDadsHat Thanks for confirming that it's unlikely to be true. And 100% agree on the rest of your post.

Speculation I think. The husband was at the hospital with her and no-one has mentioned an ex partner.

I really don't care who it was, they are a sick cunt who doesn't deserve to live.

I saw on Twitter that the killer is believed to be the mother's ex partner. Has that been reported anyway or is it just speculation? Whatever has happened, it's just awful.

I don't care a jot what religion/race/sex they are. They are the lowest of the low, and I am thankful they were shot dead and can never inflict death and pain on anyone ever again.

So so sad, sending love to all Aussies from the UK 💕💔

I am not sure if they have included the perpetrator’s death in the total of deaths. If do, that would make him the only man.

It is so awful.

The footage of the lone female police officer sprinting through the shopping centre gives me some hope that there are still some decent people in the world. But those poor people, poor baby, poor mum.

I cannot believe there are not more threads on this. A new mum and her 9 month old baby just horrific. And the other 5 people killed. I do weep for humanity in the future, that these occurrences seem to be happening more and more frequently.

That Westfield is just such a kind of normal , banal place to be.. just so shocking. That poor mother who died desperately handed her baby to people nearby to look after.

I can’t stop thinking of it. It makes my blood run cold thinking of that poor baby, even if she survives the emergency surgery, it’s going to taint her whole life. Fucking hell. Why are some people so evil and detached from empathy? 😔
I lived on Bondi Junction when I was in my twenties and I remember going to the mall often. There was an amazing bookshop at the entrance which you could sit in for hours, the thought of how utterly terrified the workers and customers must have been turns my stomach.

I have been to the centre many times. It is a lot smaller than the Westfields in this country, or Bluewater. I can’t stop thinking about that poor little baby. At only 9 months there’s a good chance Mum was still feeding her. I spoke to my friends in Bondi, as they normally go the gym there and hang out at Westfield on a Saturday. They were at a party instead. Apparently the whole area is in complete shock, and there is such a sombre atmosphere.

Known to police so yes I'd say mental health issues

His demeanour on the video was familiar