Sydney knife attacker had mental health issues, ideology not motive, police say

14/4/2024 12:20

        Sydney police on Sunday ruled out terror or ideology as a motive after a man killed six people in a random stabbing attack on Saturday in one of the city's busiest shopping centres.
        
        Police were called to the Westfield Bondi Junction mall in the city's east just before 4 p.m. on Saturday after the stabbing reports.
        
        Witnesses described how the man, who was identified by police as Joel Cauchi on Sunday, wore shorts and an Australian national rugby league jersey. He was seen running through the mall with a knife randomly attacking people. Some shoppers and staff at the mall tried to stop him and crowds sheltered in shuttered shops.
        
        It was reported, the 40-year-old assailant fatally knifed six people and injured at least 12 before he was shot dead by a senior female police officer who confronted him.