The mild-mannered ‘Bollard Man’ who confronted the crazed Westfield Bondi Junction killer went for a two-hour run after the confrontation and then returned to his job as a carpenter, it emerged today.
Details of the ordeal of Damien Guerot, 31, were revealed on Wednesday by his father at his home in France.
Loic Guerot said: ‘I’ve had a lot of trouble sleeping, it’s incredible. “I can’t find the words, I’m very proud.”
The family is from Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne, in the Loire Valley, about 200 miles southwest of Paris.
Damien left the city six years ago and is now happily settled in Australia, where on Saturday he played a key role in stopping the Sydney shopping center massacre.
Details of Damien Guerot’s (pictured) ordeal were revealed by his father at his home in France on Wednesday.
Damien left the city six years ago and is now happily settled in Australia, where on Saturday he played a key role in stopping the Westfield Bondi Junction massacre in Sydney. A now viral video shows Damien, right, bravely confronting knife-wielding killer Joel Cauchi, 40, left, as he walks menacingly down an escalator.
His father said Damien (pictured) was a skilled carpenter working on construction sites in Australia: “He always maintains the same values and always thinks about others.” He has always been ambitious, that’s right. He always thinks of others before himself.
A now viral video shows him bravely confronting knife-wielding killer Joel Cauchi, 40, as he walks menacingly down an escalator.
Guerot admitted that he might have lost his son, saying: “Now he feels very, very good.” He then went running for two hours.
‘We talked for two hours and then he went to sleep. And then to work the next morning!’
Saying Damien was an expert carpenter working on construction sites in Australia, Mr Guerot said: “He always maintains the same values and always thinks about others.”
‘He’s always been ambitious, that’s right. He always thinks of others before himself!’ added Mr. Guerot.
A childhood friend in Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne, who asked not to be named, said: “Damien is an amazing guy and extremely discreet.”
“He knows he’s famous all over the world now, but he doesn’t want to show off.” He will continue with his normal life, as always.
President Emmanuel Macron himself also praised Guerot and his fellow Frenchman Silas Despreaux for helping to stop the killer.
Yixuan Cheng, Ashlee Good, Pikria Darchia, Jade Young, Dawn Singleton and Faraz Tahir (pictured)
President Emmanuel Macron himself also praised Guerot and fellow Frenchman Silas Despreaux (pictured) for helping stop the killer.
Terrifying details have emerged about the day knife-wielding Joel Cauchi killed six people in a stabbing spree at Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre.
“Two of our compatriots behaved like true heroes,” Macron wrote on Twitter X. “A great pride and recognition.”
His comments came after Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pledged to grant Guerot citizenship for his heroism.
“I say to Damien Guerot, who is processing his visa applications, that he is welcome here,” Mr Albanese said on Tuesday.
‘You can stay as long as you want. This is someone we would appreciate if he became an Australian citizen, although that would of course be a loss for France.’