Police have provided an update on the nine-month-old baby who was stabbed in the Bondi Junction knife attack.
Her mother Ashlee Good, 38, was among six innocent shoppers killed in the horrific random attack at Sydney’s Westfield Bondi Junction on Saturday.
A 40-year-old man suffered a horrific stabbing attack at around 3.20pm before being shot dead by a lone female police officer.
A total of nine people, including Dr Good’s nine-month-old daughter, suffered stab wounds.
The baby was rushed to hospital in critical condition last night for emergency surgery.
Police provided an update on his condition this morning.
‘We understand that baby Harriet is stabilizing this morning. We understand she underwent surgery and remains in serious but stable condition.
Just hours before the horror unfolded, Ash Good posted a photo on Instagram holding her baby.
She also posted a short video of her daughter sitting in a car seat with The Temptations’ song My Girl overlaid.
The baby is now fighting for his life after being rushed to hospital for emergency surgery.
Heartbreaking details have emerged about what happened the moment Dr Good and her baby were attacked.
Shortly before 5pm, a witness interrupted a Nine News reporter’s live crossing from the scene and pointed at his brother, saying: “He’s a hero, he saved the baby.”
The clearly shaken man said he used clothes from a store to try to stop the baby’s bleeding.
“The baby was stabbed and, yes, the mother was stabbed,” he said. “The mother came up with the baby and threw it at me.
“I just helped by holding the baby… and trying to compress him.”
The two brothers stayed with the mother while they waited for emergency services.
“(It was) very bad… a lot of blood on the floor… I hope the baby is okay,” the other brother said.
Police are attending the scene in large numbers and the Australian Federal Police are now in contact with the New South Wales Police.
Another witness, a mall worker, recalled seeing a mother screaming on the upper level.
“I see a mother and maybe her partner with a baby in a pram,” he told Nine News.
‘She is screaming very, very loud. She runs from one place to another without knowing what to do.
“Then she goes back to the stroller and picks up her baby and there is blood all over her back.
‘The scream was unforgettable, it was the scariest thing I have ever seen in my life.
‘My co-worker took me, we closed all the doors, we had to turn off all the lights and doors.’
Heartbreaking images at the scene showed the baby being taken away in an ambulance.
Dr Good was rushed to hospital but died tragically.
Witnesses said Dr. Good did everything in her power to save her baby.
The baby who was among the nine stabbing victims is pictured being transported in an ambulance.
Just 12 weeks after the birth of her little girl, Dr. Good posted a heartfelt message on social media about becoming a mother.
“It’s almost too much to put into words,” he posted.
‘Love. The happiness. The fears. The new World. The new me; one I’m still discovering as I enter motherhood and complete the so-called fourth trimester.
‘It’s like feeling your heart fill with love as you navigate anxiety for the first time.
‘Feeling so proud and then so overwhelmed. The dichotomy of it all.
“Pure joy and extraordinary exhaustion combined with emotions you have never felt before.”
He went on to say that being a father is “the most incredibly beautiful gift one can ever receive.”
She added: “Sitting here feeling deeply grateful and still pinching myself because it’s ours.”
‘I love her so much.’