Sydney stabbing live updates: Westfield Bondi Junction attack leaves seven dead, including attacker shot by police, and multiple people in critical condition

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Guardian production editor Nikki Marshall was in the Bondi Westfield when the attack began. She recounts how she escaped the centre:

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I was on the fourth floor of the David Jones department store at Bondi Junction Westfield at 3.35pm when another shopper came up behind me and said: “There’s been a stabbing, it’s happening – a shooting, stabbing – we have to go.”

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I could see in her face that she had seen something, and it was real. I think she was clutching her daughter’s hand.

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I headed towards the rear of the store, looking for a fire escape. I found a cupboard with a fire extinguisher in it. It was tiny and dark and I was afraid to close the door fully, so decided it didn’t give me much protection and I kept moving.

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Around a corner I found a fire escape with half a dozen shoppers standing outside it. A few were saying, should we leave? I realised they’d only heard shouting and weren’t sure what was happening.

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I said yes, we have to go.

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Here’s the latest on what we know:

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• Six people have been killed in a stabbing attack at Bondi Junction Westfield, a six-level shopping centre in Sydney’s east.

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• The attacker, a 40-year-old man who has yet to be formally identified by police, was also killed – he was shot dead by police. He is believed to have acted alone and the attack is not believed to be terrorism-related.

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• Police say that “more than several people” were injured in the attack shortly after 3pm on Saturday. Some have critical or serious injuries.

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• Among the injured is a nine-month-old baby who has undergone surgery and is being treated at hospital. Police sources have told Guardian Australia that the baby’s mother was the sixth victim of the attack and died in hospital after being stabbed.

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• Police were called to the popular shopping centre at 3:30pm, following reports multiple people had been stabbed. Hundreds of people were hiding inside shops and storerooms, or fleeing the shopping centre in panicked scenes, as a man wielding what witnesses described as a “big blade” attacked shoppers.

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• A lone police officer who was nearby tracked him through the centre before shooting him dead when he turned and raised his knife at her.

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• The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has praised the police officer who confronted and shot the attacker, saying “she is certainly a hero. There is no doubt that she saved lives through her action.”

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• A motive for the attack has not yet been established, with the prime minister and the commissioner of the Australian Federal Police, Reece Kershaw, saying it was “too early” and warning it would be “unhelpful to speculate” at this stage.

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• Police say they believe they know the identity of the attacker, who is a 40-year-old man, known to police. But they are waiting on formal identification and have not released his name.

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• Police do not believe the attack to be ideologically motivated and say they believe there is no ongoing threat to the community.

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• The centre remains closed, and a crime scene has been established.

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For non-Sydneysiders, this map from the Guardian graphics team may be of assistance:

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The NSW police commissioner, Karen Webb, has said that while the community, like the police, may well feel “very sad about what happened here… they should have no … ongoing concerns. We believe that this person acted alone and there’s no ongoing threat to the community.”

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Police commissioner Karen Webb says that police believe they know who the attacker is, but are waiting to formally identify him.

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Later this evening, we became aware of who we believe the offender is and we believe that he is a 40-year-old man. However, we are waiting to formally identify him and we cannot speak yet on his identification.

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Let me assure you that we are confident that there is no ongoing risk and we are dealing with one person who is now deceased.

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Webb says that the attacker – if it is the person police believe it is – was known to police, and they do not have fears that he was ideologically motivated.

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We are waiting to confirm his identification and if it is the person we believe it is, we don’t have fear for that person holding an ideation. In other words, that it’s not a terrorism incident.

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Webb has confirmed that four women and one man died in Westfield Bondi as a result of the stabbing attack. One man died at the shopping centre. She says that one woman has since died in hospital.

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She also confirms that a nine-month-old baby is among the stabbing victims and has undergone surgery.

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• Six people have died in a stabbing attack at Bondi Junction Westfield, a six-level shopping centre in Sydney’s east, as well as the attacker who was shot dead by police.

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• Police say a small child is among “more than several people” injured after the knife attack shortly after 3pm on Saturday. Some have critical or serious injuries.

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• Police were called to the popular shopping centre at 3:30pm, following reports multiple people had been stabbed. Hundreds of people were hiding inside shops and storerooms, as a man wielding what witnesses described as a “big blade” attacked shoppers.

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• A lone police officer who was nearby tracked him through the centre before shooting him dead when he turned and raised his knife at her.

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• The attacker has not yet been identified, and a motive for the attack has not yet been established. Police believe he acted alone and that there is no continuing active threat.

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• The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has praised the police officer who confronted and shot the attacker, saying “she is certainly a hero. There is no doubt that she saved lives through her action.”

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• A mother and her baby has been reported as being among those treated for stab wounds.

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• A motive for the attack has not yet been established. With the prime minister and the commissioner of the Australian Federal Police, Reece Kershaw, saying it was “too early to determine a motive” and warning it would be “unhelpful to speculate” at this stage.

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• Police say there are “not ruling out” that the attack could be a terrorist incident, but say there’s “nothing that we are aware of at the scene that would indicate any motive or any ideology”.

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• The centre remains closed, and a crime scene has been established.

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• We’re expecting an update from police at 8:30pm.

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The death toll from today’s attack has increased to seven, including the attacker, police have confirmed.

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The number killed by the attacker has increased to six, police have just announced in a statement.

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Reece Kershaw, the commissioner of the Australian Federal Police, said it is “too early to determine a motive” and has warned it would be “unhelpful to speculate” at this stage.

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Asked whether there is any information about whether this was a terrorist incident, Kershaw has said:

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Having spoken with the NSW police commissioner, at this stage, it’s too early to give that assessment. However, all the agencies, the right agencies are working together to make that assessment.

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Anthony Albanese has echoed this sentiment, saying:

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I think the AFP commissioner has made it clear that speculation … would be unhelpful at this time, we should allow the investigators to go about their work … I’ve also had a discussion tonight with the director general of Asio. The motive at this stage is unknown and we will, of course, continue to update the Australian public as more information is known.

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The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has labelled Saturday’s attack “a horrific act of violence”.

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Albanese, speaking from Canberra, said:

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The devastating scenes of Bondi Junction beyond words, or understanding, Australians will be shocked this evening.

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This was a horrific act of violence indiscriminately targeted at the innocent people going about an ordinary Saturday, doing their shopping.

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Albanese said the “nation offers our deepest condolences and sympathies to all those who are grieving for someone they have lost and we send our strength to those who have been injured”.

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For those readers outside of Sydney, this attack has occurred at a large, six-level Westfield shopping centre in Bondi Junction in the city’s eastern suburbs.

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While the eastern suburbs are traditionally home to the some of the city’s more affluent residents, Bondi Junction serves as a key shopping and transport hub for the broader area.

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It’s not far from Bondi’s iconic beach, and is roughly 5km from Sydney’s main central business district.

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Police say no clear motive has emerged in relation to the attacker who has killed five people and injured several others, including a baby.

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The assistant commissioner, Anthony Cooke, said the man had been in the centre, left the shopping centre, then returned, at which point he began stabbing people in the centre.

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No ideology or motive is clear.

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There’s nothing that we are aware of at the scene that would indicate any motive or any ideology.

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Asked by a reporter if police were ruling out terrorism, Cooke said:

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We’re not ruling anything out.

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The assistant commissioner, Anthony Cooke, has said “there are more than several other people who have been conveyed to hospital”.

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Guardian Australia understands the death toll is likely to increase.

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“From preliminary inquiries, it would appear that this person has acted alone. I am content that there is no continuing threat.”

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The police assistant commissioner, Anthony Cooke, is providing an update at a press conference.

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Cooke confirms the attacker was shot dead by a nearby police officer who was on her own.

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“She confronted the offender who had moved by this stage to level five [of the mall] as she continued to walk quickly behind him to catch up with him. He turned, faced her, raised a knife. She discharged a firearm and that person is now deceased.”

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“I’m advised that there are five victims who are now deceased as a result of the actions of this offender.”

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Chris Minns, the New South Wales premier, will return to Sydney immediately following the Bondi Junction incident. Minns had been out of Sydney on Saturday and had an acting premier covering for him.

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I am horrified to hear about the events at Bondi Junction this afternoon. I am making immediate arrangements to return to Sydney.

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Australia’s prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has extended his sympathies to the victims. He wrote on Twitter/X:

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Our hearts go out to those injured and we offer our thanks to those caring for them as well as our brave police and first responders.”

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I have been briefed by the AFP on the devastating events at Bondi Junction.

Tragically, multiple casualties have been reported and the first thoughts of all Australians are with those affected and their loved ones.

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Police are still searching for a further attacker, having already shot one male earlier, the ABC is reporting, citing the New South Wales ambulance service.

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Penny Sharpe, the acting premier of the state of New South Wales, has just issued this statement:

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I am shocked at reports of multiple casualties at Bondi Junction late this afternoon.

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It’s been a fast moving incident, so if you’re just joining us, here’s a run down of what we know so far:

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• At least four people are believed dead as a result of a “major incident” at Bondi Junction Westfield, a six-level shopping centre in Sydney’s east.

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• Multiple stabbings have been reported, with ambulances responding to “reports of a male running around Westfield with a knife”. A mother and her baby has been reported as being among those treated for stab wounds.

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• Police said a male was shot at the scene of the attack. It is not known if the death toll of four includes the attacker. Jason, a shopper evacuated from the centre, told 9 News he saw the alleged attacker with a “big blade”. Jason said he later witnessed police shoot the attacker before administering first aid.

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• A motive for the attack has not yet been established.

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• The centre is still in lockdown, with shoppers who had been hiding in stores continuing to exit stores as heavily armed tactical response teams move through the centre.

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• Authorities are telling people to avoid the area, as the streets remain filled with ambulances and police vehicles.

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• Brendan Blomeley was with his two children inside the Westfield when he heard two shots. “It was frightening, it was harrowing … We were cowering in a store with hundreds of other people”.

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• Footage from TV helicopters showed teams of heavily armed police making their way across the rooftop of one of the buildings in Bondi.

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• Guardian Australia’s Nikki Marshall was inside David Jones department story on level four of the shopping centre when she said she became aware of the incident at about 3:35pm. “Suddenly a woman said there’s a stabbing, we’ve got to go.”

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• Police are expected to provide an update at 5:45PM local time.

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It is not known if that includes the attacker.

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We’ll be covering the events unfolding Sydney’s Bondi Junction on Saturday afternoon.

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We’ve so far reported a major incident has been declared, with multiple stabbings reported.

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Ambulances have said they responded to “reports of a male running around Westfield with a knife” shortly before 4PM.

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Witnesses have reported seeing police shoot the alleged attacker.

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Police have just released this holding statement:

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Saturday, 13 April 2024 04:36:50 PM

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A critical incident has commenced following the shooting of male at Bondi Junction.

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Just before 4pm (Saturday 13 April 2024), emergency services were called to Westfield Bondi Junction following reports of multiple people stabbed.

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People are urged to avoid the area.

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Inquiries are continuing in relation to the incident and there are no further details.

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Key events

Guardian employee recounts her escape from the scene

Guardian production editor Nikki Marshall was in the Bondi Westfield when the attack began. She recounts how she escaped the centre:

I was on the fourth floor of the David Jones department store at Bondi Junction Westfield at 3.35pm when another shopper came up behind me and said: “There’s been a stabbing, it’s happening – a shooting, stabbing – we have to go.”

I could see in her face that she had seen something, and it was real. I think she was clutching her daughter’s hand.

I headed towards the rear of the store, looking for a fire escape. I found a cupboard with a fire extinguisher in it. It was tiny and dark and I was afraid to close the door fully, so decided it didn’t give me much protection and I kept moving.

Around a corner I found a fire escape with half a dozen shoppers standing outside it. A few were saying, should we leave? I realised they’d only heard shouting and weren’t sure what was happening.

I said yes, we have to go.

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Mark Speakman, leader of the NSW Opposition has released the following statement on the attack:

Tonight we are shocked and saddened by today’s tragedy at Bondi Junction. The NSW Police have advised that the situation is now under control.

Our hearts go out to the victims, their families and loved ones.

The NSW Opposition expresses our gratitude to our police, health workers, other first responders and members of the public, and particularly to those who displayed extraordinary bravery in the face of tragedy.

We pray for the speedy recovery of those in hospital tonight. Now, and in the coming days and weeks, it’s important that those affected by this tragedy receive the care and support they need.

As a community we’ll need to come together to support those who have suffered injury, loss and trauma today.

What we know so far

Here’s the latest on what we know:

• Six people have been killed in a stabbing attack at Bondi Junction Westfield, a six-level shopping centre in Sydney’s east.

• The attacker, a 40-year-old man who has yet to be formally identified by police, was also killed – he was shot dead by police. He is believed to have acted alone and the attack is not believed to be terrorism-related.

• Police say that “more than several people” were injured in the attack shortly after 3pm on Saturday. Some have critical or serious injuries.

• Among the injured is a nine-month-old baby who has undergone surgery and is being treated at hospital. Police sources have told Guardian Australia that the baby’s mother was the sixth victim of the attack and died in hospital after being stabbed.

• Police were called to the popular shopping centre at 3:30pm, following reports multiple people had been stabbed. Hundreds of people were hiding inside shops and storerooms, or fleeing the shopping centre in panicked scenes, as a man wielding what witnesses described as a “big blade” attacked shoppers.

• A lone police officer who was nearby tracked him through the centre before shooting him dead when he turned and raised his knife at her.

• The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has praised the police officer who confronted and shot the attacker, saying “she is certainly a hero. There is no doubt that she saved lives through her action.”

• A motive for the attack has not yet been established, with the prime minister and the commissioner of the Australian Federal Police, Reece Kershaw, saying it was “too early” and warning it would be “unhelpful to speculate” at this stage.

• Police say they believe they know the identity of the attacker, who is a 40-year-old man, known to police. But they are waiting on formal identification and have not released his name.

• Police do not believe the attack to be ideologically motivated and say they believe there is no ongoing threat to the community.

• The centre remains closed, and a crime scene has been established.

Peter Dutton releases statement praising heroism of officers and first responders

The opposition leader Peter Dutton has put out a statement on social media platform X about the incident. He wrote:

Australians will be in shock this evening at the tragic and terrifying events which have taken place at Westfield Bondi Junction.

We grieve for the five people who have been killed. We pray for those who have been rushed to hospital with injuries. We are thinking of all those families whose loved ones have been caught up in this attack.

He also praised the “heroism” of police officers and first responders, “in particular, the bravery of one female officer who neutralised the assailant”. As well as the “brave shopkeepers and staff who helped shoppers shelter amidst the chaos.

We thank everyday Australians who helped each other get to safety and those who provided comfort to others in distress.

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Australians will be in shock this evening at the tragic and terrifying events which have taken place at Westfield Bondi Junction.

We grieve for the five people who have been killed.

We pray for those who have been rushed to hospital with injuries.

We are thinking of all those…

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Australians will be in shock this evening at the tragic and terrifying events which have taken place at Westfield Bondi Junction.

We grieve for the five people who have been killed.

We pray for those who have been rushed to hospital with injuries.

We are thinking of all those…

— Peter Dutton (@PeterDutton_MP) April 13, 2024

Our NSW state correspondent Tamsin Rose was at the press conference held by Karen Webb, the NSW police commissioner, that has just wrapped up. She has video of Webb’s statement.

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Commissioner Karen Webb speaking about the #BondiJunction stabbing. Four women died in shopping centre, one died in hospital. One man died in the centre. Further eight in hospitals including a nine month old. pic.twitter.com/A7wPTI1uax

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Commissioner Karen Webb speaking about the #BondiJunction stabbing. Four women died in shopping centre, one died in hospital. One man died in the centre. Further eight in hospitals including a nine month old. pic.twitter.com/A7wPTI1uax

— Tamsin Rose (@tamsinroses) April 13, 2024

Tamsin Rose

Police confirm sixth victim was the mother of infant who is currently in hospital

Police sources have confirmed that the sixth victim – a woman who died in hospital following the stabbing attack – is the mother of the nine-month-old baby who was also a victim of the attack and is currently receiving treatment in hospital.

Where is Bondi Junction in Sydney?

For non-Sydneysiders, this map from the Guardian graphics team may be of assistance:

Map showing the location of Bondi shopping centre relative to the rest of Sydney

Police say there is ‘no ongoing threat to the community’

The NSW police commissioner, Karen Webb, has said that while the community, like the police, may well feel “very sad about what happened here… they should have no … ongoing concerns. We believe that this person acted alone and there’s no ongoing threat to the community.”

Police commissioner praises ‘enourmous courage’ of officer who shot and killed attacker

Karen Webb, the police commissioner, has praised the “enormous courage” of the police officer who confronted the attacker and shot him, and has been asked about the officer’s wellbeing.

“She’s doing well, under the circumstances. She showed enormous courage and bravery,” said Webb. “So, we just talked about that she’s OK, her family is OK, she’s got everything she needs for the time being. She will be formally interviewed tomorrow, no doubt.”

Webb said the officer, who has not been officially named by police, is a senior officer of inspector rank and “must have been close by and was the first officer on the scene.”

Police commissioner says last update received on baby victim was they had been in surgery

The police commissioner has been asked about the nine-month-old baby who was among the stabbing victims and who is now being treated in hospital.

“The last update is that they had been in surgery. Too early to say, really. It’s awful, awful,” said Webb.

Police say attacker is 40-year-old man, and do not believe incident is terrorism-related

Police commissioner Karen Webb says that police believe they know who the attacker is, but are waiting to formally identify him.

Later this evening, we became aware of who we believe the offender is and we believe that he is a 40-year-old man. However, we are waiting to formally identify him and we cannot speak yet on his identification.

Let me assure you that we are confident that there is no ongoing risk and we are dealing with one person who is now deceased.

Webb says that the attacker – if it is the person police believe it is – was known to police, and they do not have fears that he was ideologically motivated.

We are waiting to confirm his identification and if it is the person we believe it is, we don’t have fear for that person holding an ideation. In other words, that it’s not a terrorism incident.

NSW police commissioner Karen Webb confirms five women and one man among the stabbing victims

Webb has confirmed that four women and one man died in Westfield Bondi as a result of the stabbing attack. One man died at the shopping centre. She says that one woman has since died in hospital.

She also confirms that a nine-month-old baby is among the stabbing victims and has undergone surgery.

Anthony Albanese has released this video of his statement delivered earlier.

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Police to hold press conference at 8:30pm

NSW police commissioner Karen Webb is due to address the media at 8:30pm from Waverley police station. Guardian Australia’s New South Wales state correspondent Tamsin Rose will be there to bring us updates.

What we know so far

• Six people have died in a stabbing attack at Bondi Junction Westfield, a six-level shopping centre in Sydney’s east, as well as the attacker who was shot dead by police.

• Police say a small child is among “more than several people” injured after the knife attack shortly after 3pm on Saturday. Some have critical or serious injuries.

• Police were called to the popular shopping centre at 3:30pm, following reports multiple people had been stabbed. Hundreds of people were hiding inside shops and storerooms, as a man wielding what witnesses described as a “big blade” attacked shoppers.

• A lone police officer who was nearby tracked him through the centre before shooting him dead when he turned and raised his knife at her.

• The attacker has not yet been identified, and a motive for the attack has not yet been established. Police believe he acted alone and that there is no continuing active threat.

• The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has praised the police officer who confronted and shot the attacker, saying “she is certainly a hero. There is no doubt that she saved lives through her action.”

• A mother and her baby has been reported as being among those treated for stab wounds.

• A motive for the attack has not yet been established. With the prime minister and the commissioner of the Australian Federal Police, Reece Kershaw, saying it was “too early to determine a motive” and warning it would be “unhelpful to speculate” at this stage.

• Police say there are “not ruling out” that the attack could be a terrorist incident, but say there’s “nothing that we are aware of at the scene that would indicate any motive or any ideology”.

• The centre remains closed, and a crime scene has been established.

• We’re expecting an update from police at 8:30pm.

Police release further account of incident

In a statement, police have confirmed more information about what happened to end the attack. Here is their account of the incident:

About 3.30pm… emergency services were called to Westfield in Bondi Junction, following reports multiple people had been stabbed.

An officer attached to Eastern Suburbs police area command attended and was allegedly confronted by a man with a knife. The man allegedly lunged at the officer, before he was fatally shot.

The officer conducted CPR until the arrival of NSW ambulance paramedics, who worked on the man; however, he could not be revived.

It has been confirmed the man fatally stabbed six people in the centre before he was shot.

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