To feel very sad about what happened in Bondi today

I think things like this are sadly increasing. Quite similar to the horrific Nottingham killings last year. I think there are huge consequences to lack of intervention in mental health. I’m convinced the man must have mental health issues until revealed otherwise. What a mess the world is becoming.

that was in the UK. stabbed by her husband. bastard

Yes I was just thinking this. Can't seem to find a thread about that other Mum?

Just awful.

Did I read that he was known to the police?

This is sad and awful and getting too common.

There is so little we can do to protect ourselves against whirlwind attacks like these. I downloaded an app called ProtectUK. I think it relies more on the police being aware of impending acts of terrorism but it has some useful info on awareness and what to do if something happens in front of you.

I was driving to my friends when I heard this and had to steady myself as was going around a roundabout. How absolutely horrific. I'm tearing up now. We can all empathise as it's something a lot of us would be doing. Plus just the thought of innocent people going about their day. Not only will it affect those stabbed but those present. Families friends.

Honestly the world can be so so awful 😞 You're literally not safe anywhere.

Horrendous- we returned from Sydney about 18 months ago. In total shock here. Just people shopping and hanging out on a Saturday afternoon. Madness. And the poor baby who will wake up without his mummy to cuddle him.

Just watching the news. No links to extremism. He was known to police. Sounds like a nutter. Hats off to the police woman that took him down.

I can't get my head around somebody stabbing a baby. How does someone get to that point? They give toy babies to dementia patients that can't remember their own names. They do this because no matter how serious the illness it's instinctive to protect and nurture and calms the patient.

Absolutely horrendous!
Haven't seen many updates - my own thoughts are - that the first woman he killed was an estranged wife/partner. Dare I say it, but that poor baby was a girl.
Also "known to the police" - for Domestic Violence.
The Woman Police Officer who shot him deserves a bravery medal.
Hopefully, no more of those poor, injured people will die.

Truly awful, OP.

I only caught half of a report earlier. Awful.

@RoseAndRose

Thankyou.

Well said @ExpressCheckout

The same from me too, thought and prayers for our Australian cousins, especially the poor baby.

The police, from what they have said and the way they have said it, do seem to have some sort of working theory. But they haven't yet said what it is.

So right now we do not know if there was either a general overall aim or a set of targets, or a specific target.

Sickening. Absolutely sickening.

Just awful and frightening that there are people out there like that. If it was targeted I just don't understand why men are prepared to kill their ex and their child because things didn't work out. I hope the baby is all right and has family to take her in.

I'm not sure it's completely clear yet, but one man tried to use a metal bar somehow against the attacker

Brave of him - as eyewitness accounts of the knife the attacker was using satate that it was about as long as his forearm.

Also very brave of the police officer too - and remarkable professionalism, as after taking him down she began CPR

@margolyes

What did the escalator man and the father do?

Shocking but sadly becoming more common

How is this an AIBU? Of course you're not, no sane person would think you were.

Dh took dd1 and dd2 to a Westfield in Melbourne today, different stare obviously, but it was a reminder that no one is safe from crazy.

RIP those poor innocent victims, my thoughts are with their families and friends.

Because it’s an ordinary place that so many people go to. In cities we all go to a shopping centre for groceries, clothes, shoes, hair, kitchen things, electronics, movies, toys, etc. It’s not what we think of as a risky place for being attacked or killed.

On a Saturday afternoon it would have been packed with people and especially families. (It’s currently midnight Saturday night/Sunday morning here on the east coast of Australia.)

Just a normal place with normal people doing normal things. It could easily have been anyone in any shopping centre. That kind of hits home and it’s scary. We’re not used to this sort of thing here. This is some USA type of thing. Not Australia.

Heartbreaking 💔

I'm a Kiwi, and my heart goes out to our Aussie kin across the Tasman. I loved Sydney and the people I met when I was there some years ago. I'm so sorry this happened, to everyday people just going about their everyday life. You are all very much in my thoughts today - especially to that very brave police officer that shot the person committing such awful acts.

I’ve actually read that too. Like the equivalent of London’s Golders Green. Though I stand to be corrected as I don’t live there.

Very sad.

Not according to the Australian official who was on the news earlier, I suspect they know more than your friend

I took her to be saying they knew it was either some kind of personal attack or a mental health issue