A mother-of-two has been identified among the victims of the Bondi Junction stabbing horror.
Joel Cauchi, 40, fatally stabbed six people and injured at least 12 more in a violent rampage at Westfield Bondi Junction on Saturday afternoon.
Six people, five women and one man, were killed in the attack and several others were injured.
Jade Young, from Bellevue Hill, died in the attack, was among those who died.
Jade Young (pictured), from Bellevue Hill, died in the attack
Ms Young worked for a Double Bay architectural firm and was a popular member of the Bronte Surf Club.
‘This is and will be a difficult time for the community, and we encourage you to seek support from family, friends, fellow Club members or to speak to your GP to assist you in processing this tragedy,’ the Club said in a statement.
‘We are here to support the community, and our heartfelt condolences go out to everyone affected.’
Another victim, Ashlee Good, died at St Vincent’s hospital on Saturday night.
Another victim, Ashlee Good (pictured), died at St Vincent’s hospital on Saturday night
Dr Good’s nine-month-old daughter was stabbed in the attack and is in a critical but stable condition at Sydney Children’s Hospital.
Also among those killed was Dawn Singleton, the 25-year-old daughter of multi-millionaire businessman John Singleton.
The male victim was working as a security guard at the shopping centre, NSW Police said.
Two of the six victims were from overseas and have no family in Australia.
At least 12 others, including nine women, two men and Dr Good’s daughter, were hospitalised after suffering stab wounds in the attack.
NSW Premier Chris Minns said many people ran ‘towards danger’ including Inspector Amy Scott, who shot Cauchi dead at the scene.
‘To the ordinary members of the public that cornered and confronted a murderer in the Westfield shopping centre, showing what I would call instinctive bravery under terrible circumstances,’ he said.
Also among those killed was Dawn Singleton, the 25-year-old daughter of multi-millionaire businessman John Singleton.
‘And of course Inspector Amy Scott, who ran towards danger and showed professionalism and bravery and without a shadow of a doubt, saved many, many lives in the last 24 hours.
‘We’re very, very grateful for the men and women that stood up in Bondi Junction.’
NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb echoed Mr Minns’ sentiment and commended the state’s first responders for their efforts.
‘My thoughts go out to those people that were in the shopping centre, and as the premier has said, showed a great deal of courage yesterday.’ she said.
‘But also to the emergency services and of course, the police officers who responded to this very traumatic thing.’
NSW Police Assistant Commissioner Anthony Cooke said the man was known to authorities in his home state.
‘We have received no evidence that we have recovered, no intelligence that we have gathered that would suggest that this was driven by any particular motivation, ideology or otherwise,’ he told reporters on Sunday.
‘We know that the offender in the matter suffered from mental health.’
