Ash Good’s husband was forced to make an unimaginable decision when his wife and baby were rushed to different hospitals following the Bondi Junction stabbing.
Osteopath Good, 38, was shopping with her nine-month-old baby, Harriet, on Saturday afternoon when Joel Cauchi, 40, stabbed them with a 30cm-long hunting knife.
Mrs Good and five other innocent buyers died tragically.
After the stabbing, the mother was rushed to St Vincent’s Hospital for surgery while her baby was taken to Randwick Children’s Hospital.
Mrs Good’s husband, Dan Flanagan, was forced to choose which hospital to go to first and was fortunately able to see his wife before she succumbed to her injuries.
Devastated, Mr Flanagan was taken in a police car to see his daughter, whose grandmother was there at his side, the Daily Telegraph reported.
Harriet suffered stab wounds to the stomach and has now been moved out of intensive care.
Osteopath Ash Good (pictured), 38, was shopping with his nine-month-old baby, Harriet, on Saturday afternoon when Joel Cauchi, 40, stabbed them with a 30cm-long hunting knife. long.
TO fundraising It has since been set up to support Mr Flanagan and his daughter. He has raised more than $540,000.
Family and friends of Ms Good visited the shopping center on Tuesday afternoon to lay flowers at the memorial to the victims.
A relative, wearing dark glasses and carrying stuffed toys, was comforted by prominent libel lawyer Rebekah Giles, who was a close friend of Ms Good and had been with her moments before the stabbing.
She had left the scene but quickly returned after news of the stabbing spread, only to discover that her close friend was among the victims.
Flowers have been left at a memorial set up for the victims of the Bondi Junction stabbing.
Joel Cauchi killed six people before he was shot dead by NSW Police Inspector Amy Scott.
Ms Good was one of six victims of crazed knifeman Cauchi, who was later shot dead by a policewoman.
Advertising heiress Dawn Singleton, 25, architect Jade Young, 47, artist Pikria Darchia, 55, security guard Faraz Tahir, 30, and Chinese student Yixuan Cheng, 27 years, died on the spot.
The horror began around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, with shocking images showing Cauchi running through the center armed with a large knife.
The nightmare came to an end when he was fatally shot by NSW Police Inspector Amy Scott and confronted the killer alone.
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