Hero cop honoured for ending Bondi stabbing rampage
A police officer who single-handedly pursued, confronted and shot dead a man who fatally stabbed six people at a Sydney shopping centre will be publicly commended for her bravery.
NSW Police Inspector Amy Scott, hailed a hero for bringing an end to Joel Cauchiās stabbing rampage at Bondi Junction Westfield, will accept an award at the Goulburn Police Academy on Friday.
Scott was performing routine checks near the shopping centre when the incident unfolded on the Saturday afternoon of April 13.
After bystanders directed her to the scene, the officer approached the 40-year-old Queensland man on level five of the complex as shoppers fled and others lay injured.
When Cauchi refused to put the knife down, Scott fired one shot to his chest, sending him to the ground.
She then walked over and gave him CPR until paramedics arrived but Cauchi was unable to be revived.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese praised the officerās courage in responding to danger.
āThere is no doubt that she saved lives,ā he told those gathered at a memorial for the victims in April.
āItās a reminder that those people who wear uniform are people who rush to danger, not away from it.ā
NSW Premier Chris Minns also praised the officerās āinstinctive braveryā as she āran towards dangerā and āwithout a shadow of a doubt, saved many, many livesā.
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Cauchiās family later issued a statement, saying Scott āwas only doing her job to protect others, and we hope she is coping alrightā.
Six people were killed in the attack with another dozen injured.
Five women ā Ashlee Good, 38, Dawn Singleton, 25, Pikria Darchia, 55, Jade Young, 47, and Yixuan Cheng, 27 ā were killed, along with security guard Faraz Tahir, 30.
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