A nine-month-old baby has undergone surgery after being stabbed in a shock attack at a Sydney shopping mall, with six victims confirmed dead.
A shocking video has shown the suspect armed with a large knife, while shoppers take cover in shops as one brave individual attempts to ward him off on an escalator.
The attacker, who is believed to be a 40-year-old male who was known to law enforcement, was also shot dead by a police inspector. While his identity has not been confirmed, police understand he was acting alone and the incident is not terror-related.
Over the course of his rampage, four women and one man were killed in the shopping centre, while another women died in hospital. Another eight people remain in hospital around Sydney.
One eyewitness reported seeing a baby with stab wounds, with the “terrified” mother attempting to console her child as they were taken to an ambulance. Other witnesses reported hearing gunshots as they hid inside stores, with one saying of the attacker: “He had a nice big blade on him. He looked like he was on a killing spree.”
Man confronted attacker with a bollard, footage suggests
One video show a man confronting the attacker with a bollard from the top of an escalator. Others showed people trying to move the injured to safety and help others hide in shops.
“I just saw the footage of the guy with the bollard, I reckon he’s the real hero here,” Bondi Rescue lifeguard Andy Reid, who was also shopping at the mall, told the Sydney Morning Herald. Mr Reid also attended to a woman who was bleeding on the fourth floor.
Andy Gregory13 April 2024 16:14
Australian PM praises ‘hero’ officer who killed Sydney knife attacker
A female police officer who shot dead the knife attacker who killed six people and injured several others in a Sydney shopping centre has been hailed a hero who saved lives.
But she appeared to be on her own as she fired after being confronted by the knifeman who lunged at her, police said.
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Holly Evans13 April 2024 15:45
Shop supervisor saw four people stabbed on the ground
A supervisor of a luggage store, Yohan Francois Philip, said he also saw the bodies of four people on the ground, including two security guards.
He said that a woman approached the shop, “banged on the door and said, ‘let me in’” after they closed the doors to keep people safe.
“As I was letting her in, the perpetrator fell behind her with a knife and I saw him and so did the other customers in the store locked in with us and so we quickly pulled her in, locked the door, he got up and we realised he just stabbed two security guards,” he said.
“Then he ran across, to the corner part of the luggage store, to the premium section, and he stabbed a woman which I saw happen right in front of me.”
Holly Evans13 April 2024 15:15
King Charles says he and the Queen are ‘utterly shocked’ by attack
King Charles and Queen Camilla have released a statement following the Sydney shopping centre attack, offering their condolences to the victims.
His Majesty said that the couple were “utterly shocked and horrified” by the “senseless attack”.
He added that their “hearts go out to the families and loved ones of those who have been so brutally killed”.
“While details of these shocking circumstances are still emerging, our thoughts are also with those who were involved in the response, and we give thanks for the bravery of the first responders and emergency services,” he added.
Holly Evans13 April 2024 14:44
Man’s desperate attempt to save mother and baby stabbed in Sydney mall attack
Holly Evans13 April 2024 14:35
Sydney mall attack: Everything we know so far
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Holly Evans13 April 2024 14:10
Woman describes how she hid from Sydney shopping centre attacker
Woman describes how she hid from Sydney mall attacker: ‘I thought I was going to die’
An eyewitness has described how she hid from a knifeman and thought she was “going to die” during a terrifying attack at a Sydney shopping centre. The woman told Sky News how she saw a man with a machete and rushed to hide in the Westfield Bondi Junction on Saturday (13 April). Crying, the woman said: “It was just the worst thing ever. Who does that to people?” Police have confirmed six people have been killed and their attacker shot dead following the horrific attack. A New South Wales Police officer confronted the attacker at Westfield Bondi Junction and shot him dead as he faced her and raised a knife.
Holly Evans13 April 2024 13:46
Prince and Princess of Wales ‘shocked and saddened’ by attack
Prince William and Kate have sent their condolences to the victims of the Bondi shopping mall attack, and said they were “shocked and saddened” by the news.
Holly Evans13 April 2024 13:15
Witness saw knifeman running and chasing after victims
Ayush Singh, 25, was working in a cafe in the mall when he saw the attack and then heard gunshots as police responded.
“I saw the guy with the knife running and chasing people. As he walked just past beside me I heard two or three gunshots and the guy was neutralised,” he told Reuters.
“People around me were terrified. There were some old ladies I helped to get them inside a safe place inside the cafe.”
Two other witnesses told Reuters they heard shots. “Even 20 minutes after people were rushed out of the mall, I saw SWAT teams of people sweeping the surrounding streets,” one witness said.
Holly Evans13 April 2024 13:02
Shopping mall worker recalls stabbed mother’s ‘unforgettable’ scream
An employee who worked within the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre recalled seeing a mother screaming after she and her baby were stabbed.
“She’s screaming really, really loudly. She’s running back and forth not knowing what to do,” the witness told Nine News.
“Then she comes back to the pram and picks up her baby and there’s just blood all over her back. The scream was unforgettable, it was the scariest thing I’ve ever seen.
“My co-worker took me, we locked all the doors, had to turn off all the lights and doors.”
Holly Evans13 April 2024 12:46
