Bondi Junction stabbings

Bondi Junction stabbings
Police and paramedics outside the shopping centre
Map
Map indicating the location of the incident
LocationBondi Junction, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates33°53′29″S 151°15′4″E / 33.89139°S 151.25111°E / -33.89139; 151.25111
Date13 April 2024
3:20 pm – 4:00 pm (AEST, UTC+10:00)
TargetUnder investigation but likely Women[1][2]
Attack type
Mass stabbing
Mass murder
WeaponsHunting knife
Deaths7 (including the perpetrator)
Injured12
PerpetratorJoel Cauchi
MotiveUnknown

On 13 April 2024, a 40-year-old man, Joel Cauchi, stabbed and killed six people and injured a further twelve in the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Five women and one man died, while the injured included a nine-month-old girl. Cauchi was fatally shot by a police inspector.

  1. ^ Atkinson, Simon; Ritchie, Hannah (14 April 2024). "Bondi Junction mall attack: 'Obvious' killer targeted women, Sydney police say". BBC News. BBC. Archived from the original on 14 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  2. ^ Maher, Rachel; Franks, Raphael (15 April 2024). "Sydney mall stabbing: Attacker's parents reveal son targeted women out of frustration he couldn't get girlfriend". The New Zealand Herald. Auckland: New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Archived from the original on 15 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.