A 38-year-old mother, who was fatally wounded by the attacker as she tried to protect her nine-month-old baby, was among the six people killed in the knife attack at the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping center in Sydney’s east.
Both the woman and the child were stabbed by the 40-year-old, but she managed to give the baby to two men who rushed to help her. The 38-year-old was taken to St Vincent’s Hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries a short time later, while the baby underwent surgery for abdominal injuries and remains in a serious condition, along with seven other people.
Carnage in Sydney: The attacker stabbed and killed a 9-month-old baby – Heroic police officer neutralized him alone
The perpetrator does not appear to have had terrorist motives
In the meantime, in the latest update provided by the Sydney Police, he emphasized that, so far, there is no evidence to prove that the 40-year-old attacker, who is responsible for the murders in the shopping center, had terrorist motives or ideology.
The man, who was known to police, was killed by a female police officer at the scene of the crime. Police are certain he was acting alone. “This is not a terrorist incident. We are confident that there is no ongoing danger,” said the Police spokeswoman.
How a female police officer disarmed him
The role played by a police officer, who happened to be near the shopping center at the time of the attack on civilians, was described in his briefing by the local police representative in the briefing he provided to journalists.
In it, he said that the attacker, whose motives have not been determined, was initially found in the mall around 3 pm (local time), left and returned after 20 minutes, starting to stab people indiscriminately. A police officer, who happened to be at the scene, chased the assailant and when she reached him, he went to attack her with the knife he was holding. Then, she shot him and threw him to the ground, waiting for backup.
In the same update, it was mentioned that, according to the first data, the perpetrator acted alone.
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