Australian police have identified a 40-year-old man who suffered from mental illness as the perpetrator of a Sydney shopping centre stabbing rampage that killed six people and left several more in critical condition.
A family leaves the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping mall after a stabbing incident in Sydney on April 13, 2024. Australian police on April 13 said they had received reports that"multiple people" were stabbed at a busy shopping centre in Sydney.SYDNEY, Australia —
A Facebook profile said he came from the Toowoomba, near Brisbane, and had attended a local high school and university.He is believed to have travelled to Sydney about a month ago and hired a small storage unit in the city. It contained personal belongings, including a boogie board.Five women and one man were killed during Cauchi's Saturday afternoon rampage, which took place in a bustling shopping centre in Sydney's Bondi Junction neighbourhood, not far from the famed beach.
Two of the victims are said to have no family in Australia and attempts are being made to contact the relatives overseas. "We also know there are many people still in hospital dealing with recovery, and our thoughts and prayers are with them." Sydney resident Paul Hoolahan said he came to pay his respects to those who died at the shopping centre, where he often has coffee with his grandkids.
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