A mother-of-two has been identified among the victims of the Bondi Junction stabbing horror.
Joel Cauchi, 40, fatally stabbed six people and injured at least 12 others in a violent shooting at Westfield Bondi Junction on Saturday afternoon.
Six people were killed in the attack, five women and one man, and several others were injured.
Jade Young, of Bellevue Hill, died in the attack, she was among those killed.
Jade Young (pictured), of Bellevue Hill, died in the attack.
Ms Young worked for a Double Bay architectural firm and was a popular member of the Brontë Surf Club.
“This is and will be a difficult time for the community, and we encourage you to seek support from family, friends, Club colleagues or speak to your GP to help you process this tragedy,” the Club said in a statement.
“We are here to support the community and our deepest condolences to everyone affected.”
Another victim, Ashlee Good, died at St Vincent’s Hospital on Saturday night.
Another victim, Ashlee Good (pictured), died at St Vincent’s Hospital on Saturday night.
Dr Good’s nine-month-old daughter was stabbed in the attack and is in a critical but stable condition at Sydney Children’s Hospital.
Also among those killed was Dawn Singleton, the 25-year-old daughter of billionaire businessman John Singleton.
The male victim worked as a security guard at the shopping centre, NSW Police said.
Two of the six victims were foreigners and had no relatives in Australia.
At least 12 other people, including nine women, two men and Dr Good’s daughter, were hospitalized after suffering stab wounds in the attack.
NSW Premier Chris Minns said many people ran “into danger”, including Inspector Amy Scott, who shot Cauchi dead at the scene.
“To the ordinary members of the public who cornered and confronted a killer in Westfield shopping centre, showing what I would call instinctive bravery in terrible circumstances,” he said.
“And, of course, Inspector Amy Scott, who ran into danger and showed professionalism and bravery and, without a doubt, saved many, many lives in the last 24 hours.
“We are very, very grateful for the men and women who stood up at Bondi Junction.”
NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb echoed Mr Minns’ sentiment and praised the state’s first responders for their efforts.
“My thoughts are with the people who were in the shopping center and who, as the prime minister said, showed a lot of courage yesterday.” she said.
“But also to the emergency services and, of course, to the police officers who responded to this very traumatic event.”
New South Wales Police Deputy Commissioner Anthony Cooke said the man was known to authorities in his home state.
“We have not received any evidence that we have recovered, any intelligence that we have gathered to suggest that this was driven by any particular motivation, ideological or otherwise,” he told reporters on Sunday.
“We know that the offender in the matter suffered from mental health issues.”