Sydney stabbing suspect Joel Cauchi identified by police after Bondi mall attack - BBC News

Joel Cauchi, 40, fatally stabbed five women and a man at Westfield Bondi Junction mall on Saturday.

5 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, SuppliedBy Jay Savagein SydneyA knife-wielding man who killed six people in a Sydney shopping centre before being shot dead has been identified by Australian police.

Joel Cauchi, 40, sent the crowded Westfield Bondi Junction complex into panic on Saturday when he began stabbing people with a long blade.

Five women and a man died. Several others, including a baby, were injured.

Authorities said the attack was most likely "related to the mental health" of Mr Cauchi.

Asked whether she believes he was targeting women, New South Wales Police Commissioner Karen Webb told reporters on Sunday it would be "an obvious line of inquiry".

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