Mourners gathered to pay tribute to the six killed in a stabbing at an Australian shopping mall.
New South Wales Police identified the man behind the attack at the Westfield Shopping Centre in Bondi Junction on 13 April as Joel Cauchi, 40.
He was shot and killed by an officer after fatally stabbing six people – five women and one man – and injuring several others, including a nine-month-old baby.
Eight days after the attack, hundreds gathered for a candlelight vigil on Bondi Beach in Sydney, where Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese paid respects to those killed.
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Mr Albanese said the gathering was “to grieve for all that has been stolen from us”.
“All that has been stolen from us, all the possibility and potential, all the kindness and humanity, all the love and laughter of the six lives snatched away,” the prime minister added.
“To honour all they were and respect all they meant, all the years of joy they should have known, all the memories they should have a chance to make.”
Image: Pic: AP
Image: Pic: AP
After Mr Albanese’s speech, the crowd took part in a minute’s silence before New South Wales (NSW) premier Chris Minns said “this week we saw a single bouquet left on Oxford Street grow into a sea of flowers”.
He also said the vigil would be an opportunity to “stand by those that have lost loved ones and remember those that have been killed.”
“I can confirm the child who has been receiving care at Sydney Children’s Hospital following last weekend’s tragic events at Bondi Junction has been discharged home,” he said in a statement.
“She continues to receive care from the expert clinicians at Sydney Children’s Hospital.”
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