Married At First Sight intimacy expert Alessandra Rampolla has shared a tribute to the victims of the Westfield Bondi Junction massacre on Sunday.
The 50-year-old from San Juan in Puerto Rico took to Instagram to express her deep connection to the area and her pain over the tragic incident.
Rampolla revealed his deep ties to the Bondi area, which has served as his second home since arriving in Australia to film the Channel Nine dating show in 2020.
‘I’m very sad! It is difficult to understand something so horrible,” she began.
He also revealed that Bondi held a special place in his heart, being the first place he visited after his hotel quarantine.
Married At First Sight intimacy expert Alessandra Rampolla has shared a tribute to the victims of the Westfield Bondi Junction massacre on Sunday.
She wrote: “It’s where I’ve built deep friendships, incredible memories, and a conscious community.” It’s my home away from home.’
Alessandra extended her sincere prayers to those affected by the tragedy, and also to the people who were traumatized by the events.
“Praying for all those whose lives were mercilessly taken, those who are recovering in hospital and all those who witnessed or were in any way traumatized by this tragedy,” he added.
‘I’m very sad! It is difficult to understand something so horrible,” she began. With Bondi holding a special place in her heart, being the first place she visited after her hotel quarantine, news of the violence hit particularly close to home.
Police were called to Westfield shopping center in Sydney’s Bondi Junction after reports a man with a knife was stabbing shoppers at 3.30pm on Saturday.
Witnesses say knifeman Joel Cauchi chased and slashed shoppers as he went on a wild rampage, killing six and injuring seven, including a baby.
Finally, the police shot him dead.
Police were called to the Westfield shopping center in Sydney’s Bondi Junction after reports that a man with a knife was stabbing shoppers at 3.30pm on Saturday. In the photo: Joel Cauchi.
Among the dead was Ash Good, a 38-year-old Sydney mother, who threw her injured nine-month-old baby at a passerby in an attempt to save his life.
The baby is undergoing surgery and it is believed that the two were the first to be attacked by the attacker.
A heroic police officer, New South Wales Police Inspector Amy Scott, confronted and shot Cauchi dead during his rampage.