Sydney mall attacker ‘focused on women’ in stabbing spree, say police – National

The man who fatally stabbed six people at a mall in Sydney‘s beachside suburb of Bondi seems to have targeted women, police said, as the attacker’s father opened up about his son’s long history of mental illness and frustrations with women. Clad in shorts and an Australian national rugby league jersey, Joel Cauchi, 40, roamed … Read more

Indian-Origin Couple Narrates How They Survived Sydney Stabbing Carnage

The 36-year-old described how they were inside a store when it became clear something was wrong. Sydney: An Indian-origin couple hid in a backroom and barricaded themselves with cardboard boxes along with dozens of others when a man went on a stabbing spree, killing six people before being shot dead by police at a busy … Read more

Multiple Stabbings In Sydney Mall Packed With Shoppers, 1 Shot Dead

The motive was not immediately clear. Australian police on Saturday said they had received reports that “multiple people” were stabbed at a busy shopping centre in Sydney. The incidents occurred at the sprawling Westfield Bondi Junction mall complex, which was packed with Saturday afternoon shoppers.  The mall has been locked down and police have urged … Read more