In a tragic incident at Westfield Bondi Junction in Sydney, Joel Cauchi, a 40-year-old man from Queensland with a history of mental health issues, fatally stabbed six people, predominantly targeting women. The attack, which left several others injured including a baby in critical condition, was not ideologically motivated, according to Australian police. Authorities confirmed that Cauchi, who had not been previously arrested or charged and had advertised himself as a male escort, was shot dead by police at the scene. The victims included five women and one man. The incident has drawn national attention, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and NSW Premier Chris Minns laying flowers at a memorial for the victims.
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Australian police are examining why a lone assailant who stabbed six people to death in a busy and injured more than a dozen others targeted women while avoiding men. The killer’s father blamed his son’s frustration at not having a girlfriend. https://t.co/Y3KFsCLeen
Australian police are examining why an assailant stabbed six people to death in a busy Sydney shopping mall and injured more than a dozen others. “To you, he’s a monster. To me, he was a very sick boy. Believe me, he was a very sick boy,” the assailant’s father told reporters. https://t.co/5xeTm8dPvz
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NEW: Father of the man who killed 6 people in the Sydney mall stabbing says he is "heartbroken" & said his son had severe mental problems. Andrew Cauchi said he dedicated his life to his son after he found out about his illness. The father said his son targeted women because he… https://t.co/YVIQD5uG7M
Sydney mall stabber’s dad says he was ‘frustrated’ by lack of girlfriend The lone assailant stabbed six people to death and injured more than a dozen others, targeting mostly women. https://t.co/3JM99rR4sH
Australian police investigate why women were targeted in Sydney stabbing attack. “Because he wanted a girlfriend and he’s got no social skills and he was frustrated out of his brain,” the attacker’s father. https://t.co/UbIzOPtxS1
Australian killer's father reveals why son targeted women during deadly stabbing at Sydney mall https://t.co/qd0BTotoS6
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Breaking news: Police say the man who killed six people and injured 12 others at Bondi Junction’s Westfield shopping center on Saturday may have been targeting women. Read more by clicking the link below👇 https://t.co/ga7lo5aUBc 📷David Gray/AFP/Getty Images via CNN Newsource
Australian police are investigating why a 40-year-old man with mental illness appeared to target women as he roamed a Sydney shopping centre with a large knife. Read more: https://t.co/WEvB9BWvRb https://t.co/xZOk2ezWBT
The man who fatally stabbed six people at a mall in Sydney had a long history of mental illness and frustrations with women, his father told media outlets in Australia https://t.co/4cNbIR9rlq https://t.co/e22Fx6vBL3
Bondi Junction mass murderer Joel Cauchi had a disturbing knife obsession leading up to the horrific attack in which which he stabbed 18 people, killing six. https://t.co/6NxRKyMKfL
NEW: Australian police said Monday they are investigating why a 40-year-old man with mental illness appeared to target women as he roamed a Sydney shopping mall with a large knife, killing six people and wounding a dozen more https://t.co/AvYID3UdCa
🔴 Sydney attacker was desperate for a girlfriend, his family revealed as police confirmed he targeted women Describing his son as “very sick”, his visibly shaken father described grappling with the feelings of “loving a monster” Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/SIaEpcCrHc https://t.co/nWJen3N5yB
Sydney stabbings: What we know about the six victims of the mall attack https://t.co/iqG1xthM3i
Sydney shopping centre attack specifically 'targeted' women, says Australian police, watch to know more #SydneyAttack #SydneyMallAttack https://t.co/g3sxMoyXGm
'Obvious' killer targeted women in mall attack, Sydney police say https://t.co/TBzCB8zmmC
🇦🇺SYDNEY KNIFE ATTACKER WENT AFTER WOMEN As police in Australia discussed their investigation into the attack, which left six people dead and 12 injured, they revealed the attacker appeared to target women. "It's obvious to me, it's obvious to detectives that seems to be an… https://t.co/vGkSjy5wd0
Bondi Junction mall stabbings: Who were the victims of the Sydney attack? https://t.co/CU64f6r2Fq
The man who fatally stabbed six people at a mall in Sydney's beachside suburb of Bondi seems to have targeted women, police said, as the attacker's father opened up about his son's long history of mental illness and frustrations with women https://t.co/BexzvWWltB
Bondi Junction stabbings: killer Joel Cauchi may have targeted women and children, NSW police say https://t.co/JsdHii1TAf
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Sydney Attacker Who Stabbed 6 People To Death Likely Deliberately Targeted Women, Police Say https://t.co/5sAsS1spG3
Bondi Junction stabbings: Killer Joel Cauchi may have targeted women and children, NSW police say https://t.co/5502oRoYge
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The man who fatally stabbed six people at a Sydney shopping centre appears to have been targeting women, police have said Read more🔗 https://t.co/qflmP1wiTv
📽️ WATCH - AUSTRALIAN POLICE SAY SYDNEY KNIFE ATTACKER MAY HAVE TARGETED WOMEN Australian police on Monday said the attacker who fatally stabbed six people at a busy shopping center in Sydney's beach suburb of Bondi may have targeted women, as the country mourned the victims… https://t.co/hKSkJSzWzi
'Obvious' Sydney stabbing attack suspect targeted women, police say as father blames his son's frustration on not having a girlfriend https://t.co/RbgcmsIRNE
Tributes have been paid to the six victims killed by a knifeman who went on the rampage in a Sydney shopping centre. On Sunday, Anthony Albanese, the Australian prime minister, laid flowers at the scene of the tragedy ⬇️ https://t.co/6G5PFXy46B
‘Obvious’ Sydney attacker targeted women, Australian police say, as sixth victim named https://t.co/fgi5qePMlj
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Police investigate if killer targeted women in Sydney mall stabbings https://t.co/RyYKeFppXm
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‘Obvious’ Sydney mall killer targeted women, Australian police say https://t.co/jLF2WHQgfv
A man with a knife went on a rampage, killing six people in Sydney. Police are trying to find out why he targeted women. https://t.co/kqxZf7Jwji
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Australian police said the attacker who fatally stabbed six people at a busy shopping center in Sydney's beach suburb of Bondi may have targeted women, as the country mourned the victims and hundreds of people laid flowers near the scene https://t.co/vf5Kf0HrTc
Sydney mall attack madman ‘focused on’ women, police say: ‘Avoided the men’ https://t.co/4Rb4vsPbXE https://t.co/X180UAxeZQ
Westfield Bondi Junction stabbing LIVE UPDATES: Bondi Junction killer Joel Cauchi's motive revealed - as police source claims he was 'definitely targeting women' https://t.co/VKFS5Q5gRa https://t.co/LNN0oKQGbc
#Australia police say the attacker who fatally stabbed six people at a busy shopping center in #Sydney’s beach suburb of Bondi may have been targeting women, as the country mourns the victims and hundreds of people lay flowers near the scene. https://t.co/tPp3rH2VXR
Australian police on Monday said the attacker who fatally stabbed six people at a busy shopping centre in Sydney's beach suburb of Bondi may have targeted women, as the country mourned the victims and hundreds of people laid flowers near the scene. https://t.co/gjLmTDw6pW
⚠️ AUSTRALIAN POLICE SAY SYDNEY KNIFE ATTACKER MAY HAVE TARGETED WOMEN Full Story → https://t.co/POnaw2nRSa https://t.co/XFQfiFosRw
The five women and one man killed in Saturday's horror Westfield Bondi Junction massacre have now been identified. At least a dozen others were injured in the stabbing spree, with eight victims still in hospital - multiple in critical and serious conditions. READ MORE:… https://t.co/VKK71giaEa
The man who fatally stabbed six people, five of them women, at Westfield Bondi Junction on Saturday avoided men and deliberately targeted women and children, according to police. Read more: https://t.co/WdDAjuCFJR https://t.co/ONsvVHGxO1
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese laid floral tributes at a Sydney shopping center after a man fatally stabbed six people the day before https://t.co/zKU2pmTHh1 https://t.co/Uku63SUJGA
Bondi Junction killer Joel Cauchi's suspected motive is revealed - as police source claims he was 'selecting victims' and 'definitely targeting women' https://t.co/MYn5kRPkzG https://t.co/a7ExjtfYKx
'Obvious' that Sydney knife attacker targeted women, says Australian police chief https://t.co/Ya4C3EkNM9
BREAKING: The man who went on a stabbing rampage in a Sydney shopping centre appears to have targeted women, police say. — BBC
'Obvious' Sydney killer targeted women - Australian police https://t.co/BX7MdlEWEM
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese lays floral tribute for those killed at a Sydney mall https://t.co/zKU2pmT9rt https://t.co/tYHJ0wgIAG
Police have confirmed that six people have died after a stabbing rampage at #Sydney’s Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre—a major hub near the world-famous Bondi Beach. https://t.co/9cP8umcjkZ
The mass killer in Sydney appears to have targeted women - five of the six people he killed were women, and the other was a security guard trying to stop him. In total 8 of the 12 people stabbed were women https://t.co/BibajIzAE1
The man who fatally stabbed six people and injured others—including a tiny baby—in an unprovoked attack at Sydney’s Westfield Bondi mall had a secret past as an escort and had posted multiple ads on sex work sites. https://t.co/SMlU5I7dC3
Sydney Stabber Was Teacher-Turned-Male Escort - Police Investigating Final Moments Of Joel Cauchi The 40 yr old was shot after fatally wounding five women and one man in a murder spree on Saturday, with more information coming to light about his mental health and drug abuse… https://t.co/mwNw6FR0UA
The Sydney knife attacker who killed six people at an Australian shopping centre advertised himself online as a male escort and tried to join groups of gun owners ✍: @SamLHall_ https://t.co/ZiBV6rTpkz
Police have identified the assailant who stabbed and killed six people at a busy Sydney shopping center before a police officer fatally shot him. https://t.co/AHqb38Ad6f
Australian prime minister lays flowers outside scene of Sydney stabbings https://t.co/j3NC1Pxa4u https://t.co/4CMT0JGUfT
Five of the six people who died in the Sydney shopping centre stabbings have been named Read more 🔗 https://t.co/lIZtY9eKuQ
Victims of Sydney stabbings named as heartbroken tributes flood in following attack by knifeman who killed six https://t.co/fDaINKGE9z
Joel Cauchi: Sydney stabbing attacker who killed six at Bondi Junction mall https://t.co/qImtWmsCCV https://t.co/GT5BzaSBvV
Who was Sydney attacker Joel Cauchi? The 40 year-old from Toowoomba killed five women and one man after he entered the crowded Westfield shopping mall in Bondi Junction in Sydney’s wealthy east on Saturday ⬇️ https://t.co/L58rcGPam9
The man who fatally stabbed six people in Sydney had mental health issues in the past and there is no indication ideology was a motive in the attack in one of the city's busiest shopping centres, police said https://t.co/hBuQf8CohM https://t.co/1vqlLd6YV2
#UPDATE Australian police on Sunday identified the perpetrator of a #Sydney shopping centre stabbing that killed six people, saying no intelligence would suggest the attack was driven by ideology. #Australia https://t.co/qnTiKmFPR3 https://t.co/MMjgU838fd https://t.co/s8kfxepYtQ
Australian PM Anthony Albanese lays flowers for the victims of the Sydney shopping centre attack. More: https://t.co/ZBgqKnrW0H https://t.co/1XHKNM6WPA
Sydney attacker who killed six people named as Joel Cauchi by police Five women and a man died, while several others, including a baby, were injured https://t.co/EmZsNIoPfG
Police have identified on April 14 the assailant who stabbed and killed six people at a busy #Sydney shopping center before he was fatally shot by a police officer. https://t.co/Aq9LGJAgnt
Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese lays flowers for Bondi Junction stabbing victims – video https://t.co/Ci0kAQ39Fy
Five of the six victims of Sydney shopping centre stabbings named as tributes flood in https://t.co/vp0BzGicVZ https://t.co/DjWuTKNVep
The Sydney knife attacker who killed six people at a shopping centre had suffered mental health issues since he was a teenager, his family said ✍: Cormac Pearson & @SamLHall_ https://t.co/bCKuPYDLqo
Sydney knife killer's secret life as escort: Joe Cauchi offered services on sex work sites before shopping centre massacre that left six dead and nine-month-old fighting for life - as his family release statement branding his attack 'truly horrific' https://t.co/XjAZMVx0N0 https://t.co/3OtmM9pVvl
Police identified Joel Cauchi, 40, as the assailant responsible for the fatal stabbing of six individuals at a bustling Sydney shopping center on Saturday. https://t.co/DA10mV929T
Bondi Junction mass stabbing attack: who are the six victims? https://t.co/P92puZnc1m
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and NSW Premier Chris Minns have added to a growing memorial that has sprung up in Bondi Junction for the victims who were killed and injured in a mass stabbing inside a Bondi shopping centre last night. Read more updates: https://t.co/D60siDn6wc https://t.co/SfH7tKAyM9
The man who killed six people in a knife attack at a shopping centre in Sydney was known to police, but had not been arrested or charged before he committed the attack on Saturday, police said ✍: @cormacpearson & @SamLHall_ https://t.co/TXwIex478V
Sydney knife attacker was 40-year-old man with mental health issues, say police https://t.co/rdwjHTQSIe
#BREAKING: The man who killed six people in a horror mass stabbing at Westfield Bondi Junction has been identified as 40-year-old Joel Cauchi. The Queensland man was shot dead at the scene. #SydneyAttack #Sydney #BondiJunction #Australia https://t.co/vRKV8ab47K
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Sydney knife attacker shot dead after killing 6 in Bondi mall https://t.co/4lVLJkTho8
The man who fatally stabbed six people in a Sydney mall had previous mental health issues, Australian authorities have said, clarifying that there was no ideological motivation behind the incident. https://t.co/wuPkKim0UP
Australian police have identified a 40-year-old man who suffered from mental illness as the perpetrator of a Sydney shopping center stabbing rampage that killed six people and left several more in critical condition. https://t.co/XXcQiwmdkG