Six people were killed at the Bondi Junction Westfield on Saturday after Queensland man Joel Cauchi attacked shoppers with a knife, before a second separate alleged attack at a Sydney church on Monday.
A coronial inquest has been announced following Saturday’s deadly knife attack at Bondi that left six people dead, including two mothers, a security guard, and millionaire John Singleton’s daughter, Dawn. Flowers outside a home opposite the Christ the Good Church on Wednesday. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Rohan Kelly
“We are united in the face of what’s been a terrible week, and there will be no tolerance for anybody that commits a violent act, whether it’s a retaliatory act or it’s an act of terrorism. It’s a difficult situation.” Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was allegedly stabbed multiple times during a live-streamed service at the Christ the Good Shepherd church in Wakeley in Sydney’s west on Monday, and remains in hospital.
A 15-year-old who was reportedly known to police was arrested at the scene, though no charges have been laid. The incident kicked off a violent riot involving a large number of police outside the church.